Jan 14, 2025 Board Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

[4. REGULAR SESSION]

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OH, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PATIENCE. WE HAD A LOT TO DISCUSS AND WE WERE

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[5. REPORT OF BOARD ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

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[7. SEAT STUDENT BOARD MEMBER (General Function #15.1)]

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[9. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[10. PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT]

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

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[12. STUDENT BOARD REPORT]

STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THESE SPRING EVENTS FOR EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT NINE STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED SO FAR THIS YEAR. 11 STUDENTS. 11 NEW STUDENTS JOINED THEIR SCHOOL AT THE START OF THE SEMESTER, ALONG WITH TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE TEACHING ELECTIVES IN JOURNALISM AND ART FUNDAMENTALS. THE COLLEGE AND CAREER TECH TEAM IS ORGANIZING A TRIP TO CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY IN MARCH, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH VALUABLE EXPOSURE TO HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL'S WINTER SPORTS TEAMS ARE PERFORMING STRONGLY ACROSS VARIOUS FIELDS, COURTS, AND MATS. BOYS SOCCER IS CURRENTLY FIRST PLACE, LEADING THE CRESTVIEW LEAGUE DURING A GRUELING SCHEDULE. BOYS BASKETBALL HAS AN IMPRESSIVE 18 TO 4 OVERALL RECORD, SHOWCASING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING A TOP SPOT BY THE END OF THE FREEWAY LEAGUE PLAY. THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS IN SECOND PLACE, CONTINUING TO BATTLE FOR THE TOP SPOT IN THEIR LEAGUE WITH SIX GAMES TO GO. THE GOLDEN HAWK GIRLS SOCCER TEAM IS ALSO MAKING A PUSH FOR THE LEAGUE'S TOP POSITION, WITH STRONG PERFORMANCES AND DETERMINED EFFORTS AS THEY CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN ONE OF THE STRONGEST LEAGUES IN ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY. WRESTLING HAS BEEN SEEN, HAS SEEN INDIVIDUAL STANDOUT PERFORMANCES, WITH TWO MORE MATCHES LEFT IN THE SEASON ONE AT HOME IN THE NEST AND ONE REMAINING AWAY MATCH. THE EL DORADO VARSITY CHEER CHEER SQUAD SECURED FIRST PLACE AT THE PRESTIGIOUS UCA WEST CHALLENGE COMPETITION, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SKILL, TEAM SPIRIT AND BLACK AND GOLD PRIDE. OVERALL. GOLDEN HAWK WINTER SPORTS ARE EXCELLING WITH NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN BOTH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES, SETTING A STRONG FOUNDATION AS THEY GET READY FOR CIF PLAYOFFS. ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL HAS PREPARATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT WIDE WINTER FORMAL SCHEDULE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25TH AT WILD RIVERS. THEIR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS ARE GEARING UP FOR SECOND SEMESTER EVENTS, INCLUDING MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL BY THE CHOIR AND THEATER DEPARTMENTS. THE JAZZ BAND IS SUBMITTING RECORDINGS BY TO NATIONAL COMPETITIONS IN ARTS AND CERAMICS. STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR A GALLERY OPENING LATER THIS SUMMER. ACADEMIC TEAMS ARE ACADEMIC. TEAMS ARE ALSO PREPARING FOR SPRING COMPETITIONS, WITH ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM COMPETING IN FEBRUARY AND HOST A STUDENTS ATTENDING THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. THE KEY PARENTS FOR GEORGE KEY SCHOOL, THE KEY PARENT STAFF STUDENT STAFF ORGANIZATION, IS ORGANIZING SEVERAL EVENTS, INCLUDING A PERCUSSIVE DANCE ENSEMBLE ASSEMBLY ON JANUARY 16TH AND A SNOW PLAY DAY ON FEBRUARY 21ST. FEBRUARY WILL ALSO FEATURE RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK, CULMINATING ON FEBRUARY 14TH WITH A PARENT STUDENT ACTIVITY DAY. VENTURE ACADEMY'S CHOIR IS PREPARING FOR THE LOVE CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY AT THE EL DORADO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THE THIS EVENT PROMISES AN ENJOYABLE EVENING SHOWCASING THE TALENTS OF STUDENTS AND CHOIR DIRECTOR CARMEN MONTANARO. VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED AN AVID SHOWCASE TODAY, WELCOMING WELCOMING OVER 60 VISITORS TO OBSERVE CLASSROOM, OBSERVE CLASSROOM BEST PRACTICES AND TOUR MORNING CLASSES TOMORROW FEATURE TIGERS FROM KRAMER AND VALDEZ. MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL ATTEND THE EIGHTH GRADE SHOWCASE ASSEMBLY, WHERE THEY WILL EXPLORE, BAN EXPLAINED. EXPLORE PROGRAMS SUCH AS ESPORTS, ROBOTICS, ARTS, ASB AND MORE.

PERFORMANCES BY THE BAND, ORCHESTRA, COLOR GUARD, CHEER TEAM AND OTHER GROUPS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROP PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER AND SOCCER COACH CARDOZA FOR BEING NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ROP. YORBA LINDA FOR YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR WINTER SPORTS TEAMS ARE EXPERIENCING GREAT SUCCESS. THE MUSTANG THEATER COMPANY WILL HOST A COMEDY SPORTS MATCH THIS FRIDAY, FEATURING STAFF MEMBERS FROM FOR A NIGHT OF COMEDIC IMPROV. THE DANCE COMPANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY DANCE FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH, WHILE BAND AND GUARD WILL SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AT THE ARTS PALOOZA EVENT. CLUB RUSH WILL TAKE PLACE IN EARLY FEBRUARY, ENCOURAGING STRONG CLUB PARTICIPATION. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY TOLD YOU THIS WAS PART OF. I

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[13. ACTING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

APPLICATION DEADLINES ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING. PLEASE VISIT PYLUSD.ORG TO LEARN MORE.

AS FAR AS OUR PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT ON NEXT MONDAY THE 27TH, WE WILL HOST OUR ANNUAL TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT AT 6 P.M. THE AUDITORIUM AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL. FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND IF THEY HAVE CHILDREN, WHO WILL BE TURNING FOUR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2020 AND SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021, OR IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING KEEPING THEIR CHILD OUT OF KINDERGARTEN FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. OUR EARLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE EXCELLENT AND DESIGNED TO PREPARE YOUNG LEARNERS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS, PROVIDE READINESS IN READING, WRITING, MATHEMATICS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND GIVE YOUNG LEARNERS THE GIFT OF TIME TO DEVELOP AND GROW IN AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL SETTING.

MORE INFORMATION AGAIN IS ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH WAS STATED BEFORE. IN THE AREA OF SAFETY, WE HAVE OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TRAINING THAT IS TAKING PLACE CURRENTLY ONE OF OUR DISTRICT'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES IS ENSURING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY. TO THAT END, WE ARE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THE RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT'S CALLED THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, BETTER KNOWN AS THAT BETTER KNOWN AS C STAGG. AND THIS TRAINING IS GOING ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THIS EVIDENCE BASED TRAINING EQUIPS OUR STAFF WITH THE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND ADDRESS POTENTIAL THREATS BEFORE THEY ESCALATE. BY FOCUSING ON PREVENTION. C STAGG HELPS FOSTER A CULTURE OF SAFETY, ENSURING THAT CONCERNS ARE IDENTIFIED EARLY AND ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY. AT THE SAME TIME, IT PROVIDES A CLEAR FRAMEWORK FOR INTERVENTION WHEN NECESSARY, ENSURING THAT WE RESPOND TO INCIDENTS THOUGHTFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY WITH THE SAFETY OF ALL IN MIND. OFFICER SEAN CRONIN AND RICK GRAMMAR OR GRAMMAR PRESENTED DURING THIS TRAINING EMPHASIZED THE DUAL IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IN SCHOOL SAFETY. THEIR INSIGHTS REMIND US THAT WHILE IT'S CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS ISSUES AS THEY ARISE, THE TRUE STRENGTH OF THESE GUIDELINES LIE IN THEIR PROACTIVE APPROACH, IDENTIFYING CONCERNS BEFORE THEY BECOME CRISES AND BUILDING TRUST WITHIN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THIS TRAINING MARKS JUST THE BEGINNING OF OUR PLANS FOR STRENGTHENING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN OUR SCHOOLS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL MEASURES AND STRATEGIES TO ENSURE OUR CAMPUSES REMAIN SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL. OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY IS UNWAVERING, AND THIS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WE ARE BUILDING TOGETHER AS FAR AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE DISTRICT RECENTLY ACCEPTED NOMINATIONS FOR OUR YOU ARE THE ADVANTAGE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM.

EACH YEAR, TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBERS, AND MANAGERS MAY BE NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE OF

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OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, YOUR. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I CAN'T SAY THIS STRONGLY ENOUGH. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARY. YOU'VE STEPPED UP IN WAYS THAT NO ONE WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED. ENSURING THAT DISTRICT DOESN'T MISS A BEAT. MIKE. WHERE'S MIKE? MIKE, YOU'VE TAKEN ON LEADERSHIP DUTIES WITH SUCH POISE AND GRACE. YOUR STEADINESS HAS BEEN A GUIDING FORCE. AND GWEN AND BALDWIN RIGHT OVER THERE. YOUR PROACTIVE MINDSET AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON MORE, ALWAYS ASKING, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE TO EVERYONE. LIZ. YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT AND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS CONTINUE TO INSPIRE EVERYONE AROUND YOU AND DON. DON OVER THERE YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE AN INTRICATE WEB OF CONTRACTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, WHILE TAKING ON EVEN MORE IS NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE. GEORGE AND ELAINE, YOUR EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION IN YOUR TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED AREAS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DISTRICT'S SUCCESS, AND A LOT OF US DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU DO. I'M TELLING YOU, RALPH, YOUR HUMOR AND QUICK RESPONSE TIME BRING LEVITY AND SUPPORT WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST, AND IT'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED. AND RICHARD AND FONG, YOUR SPECIALIZED SKILLS IN TRANSPORTATION AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT ARE TRULY INVALUABLE. THE EXPERTISE YOU BOTH BRING TO THE TABLE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE SEAMLESS FUNCTIONING OF OUR DISTRICT, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THERE'S JEREMY, WHO'S HERE EVERY TIME OVER THERE. I'M SORRY. YEAH.

WHOSE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND UNMATCHED TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS MAKE MANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITIES POSSIBLE. IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, JEREMY, AND YOUR COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SO VALUABLE TO SO MANY. SO THANK YOU. SO ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT, I THANK YOU ALL FOR STEPPING UP AND LEADING DURING THIS TIME WITH COURAGE AND HEART, AND YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL AND YOUR EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT. SO IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY OVER THE PAST WEEK, WE HAVE ALL WITNESSED THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF THE DEVASTATING FIRES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. MANY OF OUD UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA, UNCERTAINTY, UNCERTAINTY, AND LOSS. FOR SOME, LIKE MY FAMILY, THIS HAS HIT VERY CLOSE TO HOME. MY ELDEST SON WAS EVACUATED DUE TO THE SUNSET FIRE, A SOBERING REMINDER OF HOW QUICKLY CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CHANGE. THESE EVENTS HIGHLIGHT THE HEIGHTENED ANXIETY THAT STEMS FROM UNCERTAINTY. WHILE WE CANNOT CONTROL THE EXTERNAL FACTORS FACED BY THOSE ENDURING THIS CRISIS, WE CAN TAKE ACTION WITHIN OUR DISTRICT TO PROVIDE CLARITY, STABILITY AND DIRECTION. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A DISTRICT TO COLLABORATE, TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND WORK TIRELESSLY TO RESTORE THE TRUST AND EXCELLENCE THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AND DESERVES. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, LET THIS MOMENT SERVE AS A CALL TO UNITY. OUR STUDENTS ARE WATCHING, AND THEY DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO THEIR SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. THANK

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THEY TAKE AN ACTIVE. ROLE IN REQUESTING CLASSES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY KNOW THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO, AND OTHER PYLUSD SCHOOLS. OX REQUIRES MORE EFFORT, MORE DEDICATION, AND YES, MORE FUNDING THAN WHAT THE CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD MAY BE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING. CAN THIS SCHOOL BOARD EFFECTIVELY GOVERN AND FUND A SCHOOL WITH A LEARNING CULTURE OF WHAT'S NEXT, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GOVERNING THE MYRIAD OF SCHOOLS REACHING FOR THE COMMON CORE BASELINE STANDARDS? I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE ANSWER TO THAT DISCUSSION IS NO. THANK YOU. BETH. WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO THE FINANCES. I DID THAT WITH OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OPENED THAT TO UP OUR PARENT COMMUNITY.

SO THE WAY THAT I WANT TO SPEND THIS 51 SECONDS IS I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF. IF YOU ARE A STAFF MEMBER AT OX, PLEASE STAND. YEAH. WHEN PEOPLE SAY BETH FISHER HAS A LOT TO GAIN FROM THIS, I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU I'VE GAINED EVERYTHING THAT I POSSIBLY CAN, AND IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM. BEING A PART OF THEIR LIVES. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT, PLEASE STAND. I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE. PARENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU STAND BECAUSE WITH MY LAST EIGHT SECONDS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY AND TO MY BEST FRIENDS WHO HAVE UPLIFTED OUR SCHOOL. IN THIS PROCESS. YOU HAVE SACRIFICED FOR OUR KIDS AND I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. MAKE ME, MAKE ME FOLLOW THAT. COME ON. 15 YEAR RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA, PROUD PARENT OF A STUDENT. WE ARE FIRST YEAR FAMILY IN PYLUSD BECAUSE OUR OUR DAUGHTER LOVES THIS SCHOOL. WHAT I WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT ABOUT TODAY THOUGH IS CLARIFYING SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT REALLY BOTHER ME DUE TO THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. PEOPLE SAY CHS IS TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM OTHER CAMPUSES ARE EITHER DISINGENUOUS OR JUST CLUELESS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SURE, OCFS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BUDGET BASED ON NUMBER OF KIDS, BUT THAT IS ALL THEY GET. NEARLY ALL THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO CHS IN THIS MODEL SIMPLY COVER THE NORMAL DAY TO DAY OPERATING COSTS AND WRITING PAYCHECKS.

THAT WOULD HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF THE BUDGET MODEL. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS PYLUSD IS CAPPING HOW MUCH MONEY CAN COME FROM THE DISTRICT TO CHS. IF OCFS WANTS A NEW FACILITY OR PROJECT, P PIU OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT IS, THEY'LL SAY, THAT'S NICE, GO FUND IT YOURSELF. THIS IS DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I'M JUDY DESJARDIN. I'M HERE AS A GRANDMOTHER. AND WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. I FEEL THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD HAVE STILL BEEN WORKING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WAS BEGAN. I THINK THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTRA WORKLOAD THAT THIS IS PUTTING ON THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO STEP IN AND DO WEAR TWO HATS NOW. ALSO, I THINK, I MEAN, THIS IS AMERICA. PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT

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THIS LITTLE GIRL RIGHT HERE IS HER FUTURE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THIS IS HER PAST RIGHT HERE. AND OCZKUS PROVIDES THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO DO IT AND SUCCEED WITHOUT OCZKUS. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT MAKES IT EASIER. AND IT ENLIGHTENS OUR KIDS, AND IT BRINGS OUR KIDS TO WHERE SHE IS EARLIER. SHE THAT GIRL RIGHT THERE COULD BE HER BOSS. ONE DAY, ALL OF THE KIDS AT OCS CHS DESERVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND I WATCHED SOME OF YOU SMILE. WHICH MEANS I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL HUMAN. YOU MAY NOT ACT LIKE IT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE FUNDING AWAY OR STOP OUR KIDS GROWTH, BUT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT TO DO. AND THIS LITTLE GIRL'S FUTURE AND MY DAUGHTER OVER THERE, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE KIDS AT OC SCS DESERVE WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, AND TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM OR NOT GIVE IT TO THEM. YOU ALL SHOULD BE THE ONES WHO ARE NOT IN OFFICE ANYMORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK. MY NAME IS ALI PEREZ. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE DLI STUDENT. YES, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU ABOUT POSITIVE IMPACTS I HAVE SEEN SINCE BECOMING A CHARTER SCHOOL. IN THIS MODEL OF LEARNING, I'M ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE AND I CAN SAY WHAT I THINK ABOUT CHANGES IN MY SCHOOL AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO MY PRINCIPAL. I'M DOING MUCH BETTER IN MY CLASS AND I HAVE SUPPORT FROM NOT ONLY MY TEACHERS, BUT MY COUNSELORS AT ABBOTT ON CAMPUS. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING WHY MY SCHOOL GETS SO MUCH HATE, BECAUSE WE ARE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS. MY SCHOOL IS NOT ONLY A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN, BUT A PLACE WHERE I'M ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH MY FELLOW PEERS IN CLASS AND ALSO FOSTER FRIENDSHIPS OUTSIDE OF CLASS. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY GIRL RIGHT THERE. MY NAME IS ERICA PEREZ AND I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE OC SCS ADVISORY COUNCIL. I AM A PARENT OF. I'M A PTA MEMBER AND I'M ALSO A PARENT OF THAT DLA STUDENT. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND ONE THAT'S IN FOURTH GRADE AT GLENVIEW. AS OC. SCS BRINGS FORWARD THIS PETITION, THEY ARE DOING SO TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE FUNDS THAT THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE, SO THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN AND GROW THEIR PROGRAMS. HAVING BEEN PART OF THE DLA PROGRAM FOR NINE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THE UNDERFUNDING, LACK OF CARE, LACK OF FOLLOW THROUGH FROM THIS DISTRICT OFFICE AS IS AS OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARING TO PROMOTE TO HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS IN PLACE FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. MY FEAR IS THAT IF OCS IS NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE OVERSIGHT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PYLUSD AUTHORIZING BOARD, THEN THIS CHARTER WILL END UP LIKE THE SPANISH DLA PROGRAM, THE EXOTIC PET THAT EVERYONE WANTED, BUT NO ONE IS TAKING CARE OF. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OCS CHS IS FALLING INTO THE SAME TREND AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO ENSURE THAT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PHIL SEITZ. I AM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT CHS. I AM PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST AND ORIGINAL STAFF MEMBERS TO CONVERT BIMS TO OCS. WE CHOSE TO CHARTER OUR SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT TEACHER CLARITY, A PROVEN APPROACH TO IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING IN OUR CLASSROOMS. EVERY LESSON HAS CLEAR GOALS WITH SPECIFIED SKILLS TO PRACTICE, AND STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE BEHIND WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING. OUR INSTRUCTION TARGETS BOTH CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTION WHEN STUDENTS NEED FURTHER SUPPORT IN THEIR LEARNING, AND ENRICHMENT WHEN STUDENTS ARE EXCELLING, EVERY STUDENT HAS A CHANCE TO GROW IN THEIR LEARNING AND MASTERY OF SKILLS. THIS IS ALL A VERY PAINSTAKING TASK. I AM PROUD OF OUR INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS. THIS CHARTER REVISION IS ESSENTIAL TO US CONTINUING OUR WORK WITHOUT CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND INCREASING SUPPORT AS WE GROW. THIS WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT CHARTER REVISION. WE CANNOT BE CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL WORK NEXT YEAR. THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS. CHRIS. YEAH. YEP. JESSA CANSECO, SARAH

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CURRENTLY I VOLUNTEER AT OC, SCS AND ON THE PARENT ADVISORY, ALSO DOING VOLUNTEER SOMETIMES IN THE SCHOOL. I'VE OBSERVED THAT DOCTOR FISHER HAS CREATED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH HER STAFF, AN AMAZING PLACE. I PROUDLY SERVE AS THE VOLUNTEER, AND I DID SO WHEN THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PICKED OC SIX TO BE THE CHARTER SCHOOL, I EAGERLY VOLUNTEERED AT THE SCHOOL. SO DOCTOR FISHER IS PASSIONATE, EFFECTIVE, AND UBER FOCUSED TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE CHARTER SCHOOL. IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HER STAFF AND HER HAVE DONE THAT. I KINDLY ASK THAT YOU CREATE A GOVERNANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR BEST POSSIBLE FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THE SCHOOL, THEREBY BENEFITING THE STUDENTS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HEY. NEXT FOR. NOAH ARTHRITIS JAMES TWEET. ALEC MEDALLION. ZACHARY HAM.

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BECAUSE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, CORE SELECT TEACHERS CAN COLLABORATE SO THAT ON ANY GIVEN DAY, IF YOU WERE TO WALK THROUGH OUR HALLS, ESPECIALLY OUR ENGLISH CLASSROOMS, YOU WOULD SEE THE SAME UNITS, THE SAME LESSONS, AND EVEN THE SAME STRATEGIES TAUGHT SO THAT EVERY STUDENT IS GIVEN A HIGH LEVEL OF LEARNING, NO MATTER WHO THEIR TEACHER IS. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF WHAT MAKES OUR SCHOOL UNIQUE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH OUR NEW CHARTER REVISION AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JAMES TWEET. I'M A HISTORY AND LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AT OC6. I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, AND I'M ALSO LUCKY TO BE HERE WITH A COLLECTION OF COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, SUPERIORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS I EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE CHARTER REVISION AT OC6 AND THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. WHILE IT MAY BE DIFFERENT, I TRULY SEE THE IMPACT THAT IT IS MAKING. IF YOU GO HERE, IF YOU COME SEE US, I'M TELLING YOU, I'M THERE EVERY DAY. I'M ONE STUDENT. THAT'S YES, AND VERY LUCKY TO DO SO. AND THERE IS A CULTURE FORMING THERE, AND I'M SO UNIQUE THAT I GET TO WORK WITH STUDENTS OF SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE LEVELS, AND IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL TO GO THERE AND SEE THIS THING EVOLVING. THERE IS A CULTURE FORMING THERE, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OPINIONS. WE ALL KNOW THAT, BUT WE ALL ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS WORK TO DO, MORE WORK TO DO. AND YOU ARE WELCOME IN MY CLASSROOM ANYTIME.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE BENEFITS AND THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALI MADANI AND I'VE BEEN A PROUD HISTORY TEACHER HERE IN PIO IN THE PAST, FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THIS YEAR, I'VE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A MENTOR FOR NEW TEACHERS THROUGH OUR INDUCTION PROGRAM, WHERE WE FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE, GROWTH AND USING DATA TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS SCHOOL'S CHARTER REVISION PETITION. THE OCFS IS A SCHOOL THAT BRINGS OUR DISTRICT'S CORE VALUES TO LIFE, ESPECIALLY INNOVATION. IT'S A PLACE WHERE TEACHING ISN'T BOUND BY TRADITION, BUT INSPIRED BY CREATIVITY AND GROUNDED IN RESEARCH BASED PRACTICES. AS SOMEONE WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED A GRADUATE PROGRAM AT SAN DIEGO STATE FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION, I SEE HOW THIS SCHOOL IS TAKING RESEARCH AND PUTTING IT INTO ACTION IN WAYS THAT ENGAGE AND INSPIRE BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, GROWTH, AND FORWARD THINKING EDUCATION. I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OCFS AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS INCREDIBLE SCHOOL. IT IS CLEAR SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL MEANS SUPPORTING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS ZACHARY HARM AND I'M CURRENTLY AN INNOVATION LAB TEACHER AT OXIS. AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL STAFF WHO HELPED CONVERT BIMS INTO OXIS, I'VE BEEN PART OF MAKING THE VISION OF OUR SCHOOL HAPPEN. I BELIEVE IN CREATING A SCHOOL WHERE TEACHING METHODS WEREN'T BOUND BY TRADITION, BUT INSPIRED STUDENTS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW. WE, AS AN INNOVATION LAB TEAM, ARE DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. I HAVE POURED MY BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS INTO MAKING THIS SCHOOL ONE OF THE GEMS OF PYLUSD.

SUPPORTING THIS PETITION ENSURES THAT THE WORK THAT NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALSO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DEVOTED WILL NOT GO TO WASTE. I KNOW THIS PLEA COULD FALL ON DEAF EARS, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THE TEACHERS AT OCS HAVE CHOSEN THIS NONTRADITIONAL WAY OF TEACHING, BECAUSE OUR CONVICTION IS THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL IS WHAT WILL BRING THE MOST SUCCESS TO OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT FOR. ALEXIS. IS IT CHARN? WAYNE J. EMILY PONDY ADDISON. OKAY.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ALEXIS. CHARLIE. SEAN AND I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR 11 YEARS, BUT THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT OC SINCE I LEFT A SECURE POSITION, A PLACE WHERE I HAD PERMANENT STATUS.

BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CREATING A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. I SAW A

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OKAY. HELLO, MY NAME IS EMILY PANDY AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF A TEACHER AT OCS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH I STRONGLY BELIEVE WITH EVERYTHING THEY SAID. THEY SAID I HAVE WORKED AT SEVERAL DISTRICTS, FOUR IN PARTICULAR AND SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS DURING MY CAREER, AND NONE HAVE BEEN AMAZED AND BEEN AS AMAZING AS OC, SCS. ALL THE DISTRICTS I HAVE WORKED FOR PREACH THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH BASED EDUCATION, BUT NONE OF THE DISTRICTS I HAVE WORKED FOR HAVE IMPLEMENTED RESEARCH BASED EDUCATION TO THE LEVEL IN WHICH OCS HAS COMMITTED THE DEDICATION TO CULTURE AND FOSTERING THE FEELING OF BELONGING HAS BEEN INCOMPARABLE. I AM EXCITED TO GO TO WORK. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM AT MY BEST AND THEREFORE CAN GIVE MY BEST TO MY COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS, AND I CAN ALSO ATTEST WITH, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE REST OF OUR STAFF, HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR CAMPUS, HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR PRINCIPAL AND OUR ADMIN. AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISION, I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO EVEN GREATER THINGS NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS ADDISON FLORIANO AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT OCS. I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT MY SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL AND ASK THAT YOU THINK ABOUT US WHEN YOU VOTE TONIGHT. I LOVE MY SCHOOL AND TEACHERS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT MY SCHOOL COMES WITH. AND HELP ME PREPARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT SCHOOL ARE THE NEW INNOVATION LAB, MANY ELECTIVES, AND TEACHERS. I LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, AND I HAVE OVERCOME SO MUCH IN THE FEW MONTHS OF GOING HERE. I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE AND THAT HELPS ME EVEN TODAY. STANDING UP HERE TALKING TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ABOUT MY SCHOOL AND PLEASE THINK ABOUT US WHEN YOU VOTE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT FOUR JAMES GOODWIN. KIMMIE. MAY. DON. OH, HEY. IS THAT FOUR? AND WILLIAM MCKAY. JAMES. YOU. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M A RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA AND ALUM OF BERNARDO YORBA AND THE DEAN OF STUDENTS AT OC. SCS. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR A REVISION TO OUR CHARTER PETITION, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING AUTONOMOUS SPENDING. THIS REVISION IS ESSENTIAL FOR US TO ACCESS MUCH NEEDED GRANTS, WHICH WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AND ENHANCE OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AS A SCHOOL FOCUSED ON COMPUTER SCIENCE, HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE THESE FUNDS FOR RESOURCES SUCH AS SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND ADVANCED LEARNING TOOLS IS CRITICAL. THESE GRANTS WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR CURRICULUM, GIVING OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN OUR STUDENTS ABILITIES, AND THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL HELP US MAINTAIN AND ACCELERATE THAT PROGRESS. OUR LEARNING MODEL

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THERE'S NOBODY DOING THESE JOBS. OF THESE SEVEN ADMINISTRATORS AUDITS, FILINGS, PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS AREN'T BEING RETURNED TO ME. NOTHING IS BEING DONE WITH THESE TASKS. RENEE GRAY MIGHT BE IN ON THIS AS WELL. WHO KNOWS? OUR DISTRICT'S FALLEN SO MUCH IN THE LAST MONTH SINCE YOU'VE BECOME PRESIDENT, MARILYN, YOU'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR DISTRICT. YOU'RE SO HELL BENT ON COVERING UP ALL THESE MESSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT YOU DON'T LOOK OUT FOR. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DONNA O'HARA. FIRST, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A GRADUATE MYSELF, KNOWING THAT I WOULD HAVE EXCELLED SO MUCH MORE IN SCHOOL UNDER THE MASTERY BASED GRADING AND FAR REACHING OPPORTUNITIES OF OC CS. I ALSO STAND BEFORE YOU AS AN EX TEACHER WHO HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND THE SUCCESS STUDENTS ARE HAVING AS THEY SHIFT FROM VALUING LEARNING THROUGH POINTS AND LETTERS THAT JUST LIVE ON A PIECE OF PAPER TO ACTUAL SKILLS THAT THEY CAN DEFINE AND USE ACROSS CONTENT AREAS. I BELIEVE WE ARE TRULY CHANGING LIVES, AND I ALSO LEFT A PERMANENT POSITION BECAUSE I SAW THE GOOD THAT WE COULD DO WITH THIS PROGRAM. THE WORK WE ARE DOING IS NOT EASY. IT TAKES SO MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES, AND HAVING AN AUTONOMOUS BUDGET STRUCTURE WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OUR PROFESSIONAL WORKDAY, WHICH LEADS TO ALL STUDENTS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION THAT DRAWS ON THE STRENGTHS OF ALL TEACHERS FROM THAT DEPARTMENT. THAT'S AN AMAZING THING TO OFFER STUDENTS. LASTLY, AND TRULY, MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A MOTHER OF A YOUNG DAUGHTER AND LIKE WAS SPOKEN THERE, I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD SOMEDAY. AND IN APPROVING THIS REVISION, YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO OPEN DOORS AND EMPOWER KIDS LIKE HER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS WILLIAM MCKAY, AND I'M A FIRST YEAR HISTORY TEACHER AT OC SIX. ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS EXCITED TO JOIN THE OCS TEAM THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE DOCTOR FISHER HAS A SCHOOL THAT'S BASED IN STUDENT CENTERED, RESEARCH BASED PRACTICES. THESE APPROACHES HAVE CREATED A SYSTEM THAT FOSTERS STUDENT GROWTH FOR BOTH HIGH ACHIEVERS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS. OUR SCHOOL IS VERY HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF MY DEPARTMENT, MAKE COMMENT ASSESSMENTS, MAKE COMMON LEARNING GOALS, AND CREATE SCAFFOLDS FOR STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS LEARNING NEEDS. THE RESULT OF THESE THINGS ARE POSITIVE COMMENTS WE'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR MONTHS NOW. HOWEVER, TO CONTINUE GROWING AND OFFERING THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE TRANSITION TO AN AUTONOMOUS CHARTER STRUCTURE. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF THE OCS STUDENTS BETTER THAN THE STAFF HERE, AND AN AUTONOMOUS STRUCTURE WILL ALLOW US TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE STUDENTS. THIS CHANGE WILL ALSO PROVIDE US WITH GREATER CONTROL OVER OUR RESOURCES, ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE KIND OF STUDENT CENTERED, RESEARCH BACKED PRACTICES THAT SET OUR SCHOOL APART IN THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS, THAT'S THE WAY TO GO. THANK YOU. NEXT, FOUR SPEAKERS JESS BATTAGLIA, BEN STUBBS, AMANDA GIVENS, AND STEVE SAFKA.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS JESS BATTAGLIA, AND I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA, FORMER PYLUSD STUDENT AND FATHER OF THREE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT. MY WIFE AND I HAVE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED DAUGHTERS AT TRAVIS AND OUR YOUNGEST IS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS IN A SPECIAL ED PROGRAM AT FAIRMONT. BETWEEN US, TWO PARENTS WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PTA, BOTH SCHOOLS, AND WE COLLECTIVELY SERVE ON THREE PARENT ADVISORY BOARDS.

OCFS HAS BEEN A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND AS A PARENT OF YOUNGER CHILDREN, THIS HAS GIVEN ME AND MY WIFE SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS TO THINK ABOUT FOR OUR DAUGHTERS. MRS. BUCK, I'VE SPOKEN WITH YOU ABOUT MY DAUGHTER, AND YOU GRACIOUSLY SHARED YOUR FAMILY'S BACKGROUND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. MRS. GRAY, YOU'VE SERVED AS A DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND AS A

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SHE ALSO VOTED NO ON PURCHASING SINGAPORE MATH TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL MATERIALS FOR OCS CS STUDENTS. ANDERSON'S DECISIONS REFLECT A TROUBLING PATTERN OF OPPOSING INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND MOST IMPORTANT, OUR FAMILY AND OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM THE PROUD ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OCS. I AM A RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA AND BETTER YET, A FUTURE OC SCS PARENT. MY HUSBAND AND I SPECIFICALLY MOVED TO YORBA LINDA TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL SCHOOLS. PRIOR TO MY ROLE AT OCS, I WORKED AS A MATH TEACHER AND A DIRECTOR OF THE UC IRVINE MATH PROJECT, WHERE WE TRAINED MATH TEACHERS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I LEFT THIS DREAM JOB TO SPECIFICALLY WORK IN MY COMMUNITY. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF TEACHERS AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OVER MY PAST 15 YEARS IN EDUCATION, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A SCHOOL WHERE ALL TEACHERS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AT ONCE. AT OC CS, ALL TEACHERS LOVE WORKING HERE AND THEY ALL THEY HOLD ALL STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE WITH CLEAR LEARNING INTENTIONS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA. THIS IS TEACHER CLARITY AT ITS FINEST. IT'S TRULY BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH EVERY DAY. WE NEED THIS AUTONOMY, AUTONOMOUS FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS GRANTS THAT WE COULD NO LONGER OTHERWISE ACCESS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THESE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT EVERYONE SPEAKING OF WHO? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE SOPKIN. I'M A TAXPAYER, NOT MERELY A GUEST HERE. MRS. ANDERSON, YOU RAN FOR REELECTION UNDER THIS BANNER. SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. EXACTLY. WHAT WERE YOU INTENDING TO SAVE US FROM? WAS IT AN INCREASE IN DISTRICT ENROLLMENT? WAS IT IMPROVING TEST SCORES, OR WAS IT SIMPLY THE CREATION OF OCS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF IT? PERHAPS THE MOST INNOVATIVE SCHOOL THIS DISTRICT HAS EVER EXPERIENCED, STAFFED BY THE FINEST EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS YOU'LL FIND EITHER HERE OR IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT AROUND YOU WERE ELECTED TO BE HERE FOR THE KIDS, BUT LET'S BE HONEST, THE CHAOS YOU'VE RAINED DOWN ON THIS DISTRICT, INCLUDING THIS SCHOOL, SHOWS THAT YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEM AT ALL. AND YOU'RE FAILING THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY. YOU'RE FAR TOO BUSY DOING NOTHING BUT BEING THE INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED PUPPET, PUSHING THE AGENDA OF YOUR UNION BOSS. PUPPETEERS, WE'RE FED UP AND OUR KIDS ARE PAYING THE PRICE FOR YOUR CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT ARROGANCE. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS, STOP INSULTING US BY PRETENDING YOU CARE AND RESIGN THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. CHRIS. NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS DONOVAN, NICK. SAM, MUELLER AND DIANE HANSEN. HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I THOUGHT MRS. GRAY MADE A POIGNANT COMMENT WHEN SHE SAID, LET'S SEEK UNITY AND I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT HERE AND APPROVE THIS REVISION TO THE CHARTER, BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER GOES TO THAT SCHOOL EVERY DAY SUPER EXCITED. AND THE ONLY PERSON WITH MORE ENTHUSIASM IS THIS LADY RIGHT HERE, DOCTOR FISHER. AND SHE'S BUSTED HER BUNS TO TURN THIS SCHOOL FROM SOMETHING IT WASN'T TO SOMETHING THAT IT IS. AND IT'S GOT MORE WORK TO DO. TAKE THE SHACKLES OFF OF THIS WOMAN, LET HER GET THE MONEY SHE NEEDS. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PERCENTAGE OF IT ANYWAY WHEN THEY PAY YOU FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. SO YOU'RE GETTING MONEY FOR FREE. GIVE HER THE FREEDOM TO GROW THAT SCHOOL AND FINISH WHAT SHE STARTED. ALL SHE'S ASKING TO DO IS TO LET HER WORK HARDER, TO PROVIDE MORE FOR THESE KIDS AND THESE STUDENTS

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK. HELLO, MY NAME IS SAM MUELLER. AS A FORMER STUDENT OF BIMS, I'M HERE TODAY TO CHAMPION THE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE A VOICE IN THIS ROOM. I KNOW THE VALUE OF A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. AND NOW, AS SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION, I'M DEEPLY INVESTED IN THEIR SUCCESS. IT'S PERPLEXING THAT EFFORTS OF BRINGING OUR SCHOOLS UP TO SPEED WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ARE MET WITH RESISTANCE. OC CES ISN'T JUST ASKING FOR MORE, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO DOING MORE. WITH 100% OF THEIR STAFF DEDICATED TO THIS MISSION. THEIR CLEAR PATHWAY TO SECURING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS DESERVES OUR FULL SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, I WOULD HAVE LOVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OC. SCS. LET'S SET ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES AND PRIORITIZE WHAT TRULY MATTERS, ENSURING THE BEST POSSIBLE FUTURE FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DIANE HANSON. IS NOT HERE. OKAY. MOVING ON. THE NEXT FOUR IS MARISSA MALLORY. MIKE. WEINER.

WEINER. PAUL. ROSAS AND MARK. SARVER. SURVEYOR. SILVER. ARE YOU READY, MRS. ANDERSON? I'M READY. OKAY. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE YOUR ATTENTION. I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE TO GIVE THAT TO EVERYONE AS THEY COME UP AND SPEAK, JUST LIKE YOU'RE NOT DOING NOW. MY NAME IS MARISSA MALLORY. DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CLOSED SESSION, I HAD A TRUSTY BLADE. A COPY OF THE PARENT INITIATED PETITION IN SUPPORT OF OC SCS. I DID THIS ON BEHALF OF PARENTS WHO WISHED TO WAIT, WHO WISHED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, TO AVOID RETALIATION AGAINST THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN.

THAT SHOULD SAY A LOT ABOUT THIS BOARD AND LEADERSHIP IN THIS DISTRICT. SINCE THE PRINTING OF THAT PETITION EARLIER TODAY, THE PETITION IS NOW AT 1343 SIGNATURES AND GROWING BY THE MINUTE. I WOULD EXPECT YOU TO LOOK AT ME AS I'M SPEAKING. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND APPROVE THE REVISION OF THIS CHARTER PETITION. AND AGAIN, JUST EVERYONE NOTICE MISS ANDERSON CANNOT LOOK ANY OF US IN THE EYE. AND. MAKE. MY GRANDSON AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER ATTENDED SANTIAGO CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY LOVED IT. TODAY I OPENED UP THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER AND SAW THAT THE SURF BRANDS LIKE BILLABONG, ROXY, QUIKSILVER AND VOLCOM ARE ALL FAILING MISERABLY AND THEY ARE BEING SOLD OFF, BOUGHT BY INVESTMENT COMPANIES, NO ONE FROM THE SURF COMMUNITY GUIDING THEM DECISIONS MADE MILLIONS OF MILES AWAY. NO FINGER ON THE PULSE. NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON AT RETAIL EXECUTIVES MAKING THE DECISIONS WHILE SITTING IN A LUXURY DESK CHAIR. THEY LOST TOUCH. I FIND A PARALLEL HERE TONIGHT. HOW CAN TWO OF YOU, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, VOTE ON THE FATE OF THIS SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING SET FOOT ON THE GROUNDS? THIS IS NOT WHAT LEADERS DO. TRUE LEADERS ARE INFORMED, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY OF YOU ARE NOT. OR SOME OF YOU ARE NOT. IN CONTRAST TO TWO OF YOU, MY WIFE AND I HAVE STEPPED FOOT AND HAD A JAW DROPPING AND INCREDIBLY EYE OPENING WAKE UP CALL TO WHAT EDUCATION COULD LOOK LIKE PERSONALLY WITH DOCTOR BETH FISHER, AND MET WITH NUMEROUS TEACHERS. OC SCS IS MIND BLOWING. PERSONALLY, I THINK THE TWO OF YOU SHOULD RECUSE YOURSELVES FROM VOTING AS YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THIS SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT. I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. MISS ANDERSON DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANYBODY AND THAT'S CRAP. PAUL. HELLO. MY NAME IS PAUL BARAJAS, AND I'M PROUD TO WORK

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THEY ARE SERVED IN THRIVING IN THEIR EDUCATION AT OCS. IT IS MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY THAT DOCTOR FISHER HAS PROVEN TO ME TO BE A POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE SERVANT LEADER AT THE SCHOOL. IT IS FURTHER MY TESTIMONY THAT THE STAFF AND TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING WE COULD HOPE FOR AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DESERVE RECOGNITION. I SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS DEPENDENT CHARTER AND THE INSTRUCTION MY CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, THE NEXT FOUR. IS WITH IT. YEAH. THAT WHAT IT SAYS. SARAH CABALLERO, KATHY BALLINGER, APOLLO, SUE SAWYER, DON MILLER. OKAY. SORRY. OKAY. HAS A MOM WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE PROMOTED FROM BIMS AND FUTURE STUDENT WHO DOESN'T FIT THE TYPICAL LEARNING PROFILE. STUDENTS LOOK LIKE OCS IN OUR MY LIFELINE I WAS THANKFUL FOR BIMS DID MY IT DID MY TYPICAL KIDS. I'M THANKFUL FOR WHAT BIMS DID FOR MY TYPICAL KIDS, BUT WHAT OCS DOES FOR THOSE WHO BREAK THE MOLD MAY PROVIDE A DIFFERENT TRAJECTORY FOR THEIR LIVES. THIS IS A SCHOOL WHERE THE BELIEF THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A GREAT TEACHER IS NOT LEFT TO CHANCE, BUT IT'S A CORE VALUE ALL WHERE A SPECIAL EDUCATION IS SEEN AS A SERVICE, NOT A PLACE. OCS HAS A COMMITMENT TO FULL INCLUSION.

MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE NOT JUST IN ACADEMICS, BUT SKILL DEVELOPMENT, BUT IN FOSTERING A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING. SORRY, THE SCHOOL NORMALIZES THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN, WILL, CAN AND WILL LEARN IN THE STAFF'S UNWAVERING BELIEF AND ALIGNMENT IN THIS MISSION HAVE EARNED THEM THE WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITIONS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY SERVE AS A BEACON AS TO HOW ALL LEARNERS CAN THRIVE. AS A MOM OF A CHILD WITH AN IDENTITY IDENTIFIED DISABILITY, I KNOW I WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR MY SON TO BELONG. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KATHY BALLINGER. APOLLO. I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT. MY DAUGHTER IS AT OCS. I'M HERE TODAY URGING YOU TO BE LEADERS.

WE CAN BE PROUD OF BOARD MEMBERS. YOU WERE ELECTED TO THESE POSITIONS BECAUSE YOUR CONSTITUENTS BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD APTLY REPRESENT THEM. PUTTING ASIDE YOUR PERSONAL IDEALS, WE PARENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY STUDENTS DESERVE TO SEE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE BOARD AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PLACE FOR POLITICAL MOTIVATIONS, POWER PLAYS, OR RETALIATION. AS ONE BOARD MEMBER RECENTLY TOLD ME, RETALIATION AT THIS POINT WILL ONLY CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO OUR ALREADY BROKEN COMMUNITY.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO PUT ASIDE ALL OF AND FOCUS ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OCS WAS THE DIRECT INITIATIVE OF PYLUSD. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE COMPETITIVE CHARTERS AT BAY, DOCTOR FISHER AND HER TEAM DID EXACTLY WHAT

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NELLY. RAFAEL. I THINK IT'S ARI. CASPERSEN. CAMERON. KUBASEK. BHASKAR. CABRERA. IS THAT.

CORRECT? CABRERA. PAM. HELLO. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE REINSTATEMENT OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR TURNER, AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR GATES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE UNFAIRLY TARGETED DUE TO POLITICAL RETALIATION. OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE SET OCS APART FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN POLITICIZED AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR STUDENTS. UNDER DOCTOR CHERNUS AND DOCTOR GATES, OUR SCHOOL HAS THRIVED BY EMBRACING CHANGE AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING. AND THAT DOES NOT EXCLUDE DOCTOR FISHER. THIS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP HAS CREATED A FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY TAKES PRIDE IN REINSTATING. OUR SUPERINTENDENT WILL ENSURE THE CONSISTENCY AND EXPANSION OF THESE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. LET'S CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FUTURE. REINSTATE DOCTOR CHERNUS AND DOCTOR GATES. WE ADMIRE YOU, DOCTOR FISHER, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL. I PERSONALLY ADMIRE YOU AND WE ALL LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS CRAIG CASPERSEN AND I HATED SCHOOL WHEN I WAS A KID. SO WHEN MY SON WAS BORN TEN YEARS AGO, I MADE A PROMISE TO HIM, TO MYSELF, AND TO EVERY KID WHO DREADS COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING, THAT I DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO CREATE A BETTER SYSTEM OF EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT VALUES COMMUNITY OVER CONFORMITY, CRITICAL THINKING OVER COMPLIANCE, WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND SEEN AND RECONNECTED WITH THE DRIVE TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR WORLD THAT IS INHERENT IN ALL KIDS BEFORE THEY ENTER MOST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PATHS I'VE TRIED OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS TO KEEP THAT PROMISE HAS ALL TOO OFTEN BEEN IMPEDED BY A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS AMOUNT OF RED

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BECAUSE OF THEIR DEDICATION TO A SHARED VISION. THEY AREN'T AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR GETTING SOME WELL-DESERVED REST. AFTER SPENDING A FULL DAY WITH HUNDREDS OF YOUNG TEENAGERS. SO HERE COMES ME DOING IT. MY NAME IS CAMERON KUBIAK AND I AM. I AM A SIXTH GRADER AT ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. I KNOW THIS HASN'T BEEN SAID YET, BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY PRINCIPAL, DOCTOR FISHER. SHE'S ALREADY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. SHE'S OPENING SO MANY DOORS FOR ME AND MY FUTURE. SHE LISTENS TO STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR CONCERNS. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE'S TRYING TO GET DIFFERENT PROGRAMS INTO OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE SO MANY STUDENTS WANT ONE. SHE PROTECTS HER STUDENTS WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, LIKE BULLYING OR OTHER PERSONAL ISSUES. I LOVE THE DIFFERENT MINI ELECTIVES WE HAVE AT OC, SCS, AND HOW I'M LEARNING TO BE HOW TO BE A LEADER. I BELIEVE IN DOCTOR FISHER AND I BELIEVE IN THIS SCHOOL. THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS SCHOOL IS DOCTOR FISHER, SO DON'T RUIN IT. THANK YOU. HI EVERYONE. WITH OUR CHILDREN AT THE HEART OF THIS MESSAGE, I STAND BEFORE OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AS AN OBVIOUS OCS CS SUPPORTER. I'M ALSO A PARENT OF AN OX CS STUDENT AND A VOLUNTEER ON CAMPUS WITHIN A MINI ELECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND SOMEWHAT THE SCRUTINY SURROUNDING THE CREATION AND FUNDING OF PYLE'S FINEST CHARTER SCHOOL, DOING WHAT IS ETHICAL AND EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED CAN BE A UNIQUE CHALLENGE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT. I'VE UTILIZED VARIOUS TRUSTWORTHY SOURCES TO UNDERSTAND THE AUTONOMY FOR OCS WILL STRENGTHEN US AS A DISTRICT, AS A COMMUNITY, AND AS NEIGHBORS. WHEN WE ADOPT THE CHARTER REVISION. THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL WIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. PAM. MAYBE I'LL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED BREAK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ASB.

I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THE CONTRACT THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA. BUT THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATORY ABOUT ASB. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? WERE YOU INCENTIVIZED PARENTS TO FUND ASB AND THEN GIVE THEM DISCOUNTS ON THE YEARBOOK OR FOOTBALL TICKETS, ETC? WHY CAN'T WHY CAN'T PARENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF FUNDING SOMETHING ELSE AND GET A DISCOUNT ON THE YEARBOOK? DO PARENTS ACTUALLY PAY INTO ASB ONCE THEIR KID IS PART OF THAT PROGRAM? I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS WHO FUNDED, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ON THE DANCE TEAM OR A FOOTBALL TEAM OR BASKETBALL TEAM WHO'D LIKE A BREAK ON PAYING OTHER FEES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR KIDS SAT ON THE BENCH OR DIDN'T GET TO PARTICIPATE. SO TO ME, THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING UNFAIR ABOUT HOW ASB IS FUNDED. THANK YOU. THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS ALEXANDER, SHANAE MURRAY, CRYSTAL NOBLE, AND ELLIE.

MY NAME IS LESLIE ALEXANDER. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO SEE LILA AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. WHEN LILA WAS A STUDENT AT WILLIAMS, I KNEW THAT HER HARD WORK, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, AND HER KIND HEART WOULD SERVE HER WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS, LILA. THIS IS WELL DESERVED. SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT OCSC REMAINED A DISTRICT CHARTER UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PYLUSD BOARD. THE RUSHED APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION TO AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SHOULD BE REJECTED AS IT IS MISSING REQUIRED COMPONENTS. ADDITIONALLY, USC SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN ANY PROPOSAL AS IT IS A DISTRICT ASSET THAT HAS COST THE DISTRICTS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. ALSO, THE PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT INCLUDE ANY COMPONENT THAT UNDERMINES THE CURRENT PROGRAM AT PARKVIEW SCHOOL.

FURTHERMORE, THE CHARTER SCHOOL SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE OVER TIME THAT IT CAN MAINTAIN

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SHANAE MURRAY. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE OCS IS OFF TO A GREAT START IN PILL, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MAKING IT AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER AND TAKING USC WITH IT BENEFIT PYLUSD THE DISTRICT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT. HOW CAN GIVING AWAY A SCHOOL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR LOCAL STUDENTS? I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PILL FAMILY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF COMMUNITY. I TRULY BELIEVE OCS HAS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS BY REMAINING IN THE DISTRICT AND LEVERAGING PILLS. WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES. I HOPE YOU AS A BOARD, ENGAGE WITH THE CHARTER STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STAFF TO LEARN HOW BEST TO SUPPORT THEM, BUT I TRUST YOU CAN FIND THAT SUPPORT WITHIN PILL IF THIS BOARD HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF PILL STUDENTS AT HEART, AND IF IT CAN PUT ASIDE PARTIZAN POLITICS, THEN I SEE NO REASON NOT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF MAINTAINING OCS AND UC. UNITY IN PILL IS WORKING TOGETHER, NOT WALKING AWAY. YOU GOT IT. GOT IT. I HAVE A DREAM THAT I CAN GO TO OCS, SO PLEASE SUPPORT US. YES YES, YES. BECAUSE GOOD IS IN OUR HEARTS I LIKE US. YES, YES, THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY THEY HAVE THINGS I LOVE. OCS IS IN ALL WAYS. THANK YOU. IT'S CUTE.

HI. CRYSTAL. NOBLE MOTHER OF THREE IN THE DISTRICT. REGARDING OCS, OUR DISTRICT CHARTER, WHICH WILL REMAIN OUR DISTRICT CHARTER PROVIDES INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS. WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED GROWTH. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION, HANDS ON LEARNING AND SKILLS BASED INSTRUCTION AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ESPECIALLY TO DOCTOR FISHER, WHO HAS POURED HER HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS SCHOOL. WHAT OCS HAS ACCOMPLISHED HASN'T BEEN EASY AND THEY DESERVE OUR FULL SUPPORT. THESE CHANGES WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR MORE FUNDING, WHICH DIRECTLY TRANSLATES TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. OUR FOCUS SHOULD REMAIN ON GIVING OUR CHILDREN THE BEST POSSIBLE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. LET'S STAND TOGETHER TO ENSURE OCS CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BENEFIT OUR DISTRICT AS THE AS THE SCHOOL, AS THE SCHOOL HAS PROMISED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA, I WANT US TO BE KNOWN FOR THE GREATER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OUR DISTRICT PROVIDES. PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE THESE CHANGES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT FOR SONOMA DEBBIE VANDERLEI.

CHELSEA KAISER AND MARK HOLT. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR KIDS, NOT JUST OCS.

CS. I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR KIDS TO LEARN AT THEIR OWN LEVEL. I WISH YOU WOULD ASK WHAT KIDS LIKE ME WANT. WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION AND WE WANT TO LEARN THE WAY OCS TEACHES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SORRY. THANK. MY NAME IS DEBBIE VANDERLEI. OUR TWIN BOYS MET ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY WHEN THEY WERE FIVE. SINCE THEN, THEY WANTED TO BECOME ASTRONAUT, JUST LIKE MARK KELLY AND HIS TWIN BROTHER SCOTT. THE VERY FIRST TIME WE HEARD DOCTOR FISHER, DOCTOR FISHER TALK ABOUT OCS, HIS VISION AND FUTURE, OUR BOY SAID, THIS IS WHERE THEY CAN START THEIR JOURNEY OF BECOMING BECOMING ENGINEERS AND EVENTUALLY ASTRONAUTS. WE LIVE IN FULLERTON. WE DRIVE OUR BOYS ACROSS TOWN EVERY DAY TO BE AT CFC'S. THAT'S AN INVESTMENT WE ARE WILLING TO MAKE. OC SCS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE PYLUSD, BUT IN ORDER TO FULFILL ITS VISION, IT NEEDS A GREATER INVESTMENT THAN THIS BOARD IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING. PLEASE VOTE YES FOR OC SCS TO BE AUTONOMOUS. IN ORDER FOR THE SCHOOL TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS THAT THEY WILL FULLY FUND OUR SCHOOLS INITIATIVES, SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS ENABLING THEIR DEDICATED TEACHERS TO GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERS, ASTRONAUT AND MORE. I HOPE YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK

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I WANT TO COME AND SHARE WITH YOU OUR POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN BEING ABLE TO REACH KIDS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING NEEDS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. MY SON IS ON AN IEP AND IS DOING WELL AT OCS. THEIR FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE AND LEARNING MODEL HAS ALLOWED FOR MY SON TO EFFECTIVELY GET ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES THAT HE NEEDS WITHOUT BEING PULLED FROM CLASSES. THE UNIQUE SKILL BASED AND MASTER BASED LEARNING THAT IS USED TO MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESS HELPS TO IDENTIFY MORE SPECIFICALLY WHERE HIS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES LIE, PROVIDING A REFERENCE OR REFERENCE FOR TARGETED INTERVENTION. FOR NOT JUST MY KID, BUT ALL OF THE KIDS. THE AMAZING ADMINISTRATION, POSITIVE LEARNING, CULTURE, TEACHER DEDICATION, ENTHUSIASM, FLEXIBILITY WITH THE SCHOOL DAY. FOCUS ON FULL INCLUSION AND COMMITMENT TO HELPING CHILDREN THAT LEARN DIFFERENTLY MAKES THIS SCHOOL A HUGE ASSET TO PYLUSD. I FEEL HONORED TO GET TO BE A PART OF IT, AND SO HAPPY THAT PYLUSD HAS BROUGHT THE SCHOOL INTO EXISTENCE. I HOPE THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATIVE SCHOOL BY VOTING IN WAYS THAT WILL ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO FLOURISH. PYLUSD AND OCS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CHAMPIONS. THANK YOU. THANK. MY NAME IS MARK HOLT. I'M A BUSINESS OWNER AND MY WIFE AND I HAVE FOUR KIDS THAT HAVE EITHER GONE THROUGH THE DISTRICT OR ARE IN SCHOOLS. I THINK WE ALL DO WANT UNITY, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL TIRED OF DIVISIVE POLITICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THE SAD THING WAS THAT DURING THE ELECTION, THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT FOCUSED ON THE KIDS, BUT FOCUSED ON POWER AND SLANDER AND CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WHAT'S ENCOURAGING IS EVEN THOUGH THEN PEOPLE WERE SAYING, OH, THAT SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE AND THE PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE PRINCIPAL AND THE AND IT'S ALL THE TEACHERS ARE, ARE MISERABLE AND ALL THESE THINGS. BUT WE HAVE THE TRUTH HERE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE AND THE KIDS COMING UP HERE, ESPECIALLY SAYING HOW THEY LOVE THE SCHOOL AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING THERE. AND THE TEACHERS THAT ARE DOING GREAT, AND THE PRINCIPAL THAT'S DOING AWESOME, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. AND THIS COMPUTER THING, IT'S NOT A FAD. IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOING TO KIND OF KEEP ON GOING. THANKS FOR SPEAKERS, SAMANTHA PERRY. PENN. YEAH. FRENCH. MISS PODOLSKI. MARY CRUZ. HOLT AND RYAN LYNN. OKAY. HI. MY NAME IS DOCTOR SAMANTHA FRENCH. I AM A COMMUNITY MEMBER, A PARENT, A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, AND ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AT OCS. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST AS A PARENT. MY SON'S BEEN IN SCHOOL WITH PYLUSD SINCE KINDERGARTEN. HE HACKED YOUR SCHOOL'S FIREWALL IN SECOND GRADE. HE HE RICKROLLED YOUR ENTIRE PRINCIPAL'S SCHOOL LIST LAST YEAR. AND HE'S NOT NEURODIVERGENT. HE'S NOT NEUROTYPICAL. HE'S A 12 YEAR OLD BOY WHOSE GOAL IS TO BE SIGMA.

AND HE LEARNS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. HE DIDN'T THRIVE IN SCHOOL. IN FACT, DURING FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE, HE WAS BULLIED ENDLESSLY. HE WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED, AND NOTHING WAS DONE.

HE FEELS SAFE AT OCS. HE FEELS THAT HE'S LEARNING HIS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING HAS SKYROCKETED. HE CAN PROBLEM SOLVE, HE CAN USE JUDGMENT. AND NOW HE WANTS TO BE A LAWYER SO HE CAN ARGUE AND GET PAID FOR IT. I WILL SAY AS A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, HOWEVER, ALLOWING THE SCHOOL TO DO THEIR OWN GRANTS PUTS EXPERTISE WHERE EXPERTISE LIES. AND THAT'S IN DOCTOR FISHER. AS A PHD, I ALSO KNOW ABOUT WRITING GRANTS, AND IT TAKES A SPECIAL SKILL TO SEEK OUT THESE GRANTS. AND I HAVE FAITH, DOCTOR FISHER, THANK YOU. AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER AT OXYS, I'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE THINGS. ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING MOVES HAS BEEN PROVING THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION IS A ISN'T A PLACE, IT'S A SERVICE. SPECIAL EDUCATION DOESN'T MEAN SEGREGATED CLASSES. TO SUSTAIN THE SUCCESS AT OCS, THEY MUST BECOME AN AUTONOMOUS CHARTER TO QUALIFY FOR CRITICAL GRANT FUNDINGS THAT THEY DON'T AREN'T CURRENTLY ACCESSIBLE TO. SIGNIFICANT. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE RESOURCES FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT. WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LIMIT THEIR GROWTH? WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT MONEY THAT'S GOING THERE THAT CAN COME TO THE REST OF THE DISTRICT? YOU'RE

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SO IF WE CAN HAVE UNITY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHAT'S THE BEST FOR OUR KIDS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. HELLO, I'M RYAN LIN AND I'M A RECENT 2024 IB GRADUATE OF VALENCIA. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE PETITION FOR OCS AS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. WHAT I'M NOT DOING IS DISCOUNTING THE WORK BY OCS FACULTY. I AM ALARMED ABOUT THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY BY OCS AND UC. I URGE FOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABLE SPENDING IN THE SPORT AS A PLACE. PYLE ALUMNI. I KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GOOD WE CAN DO WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR EDUCATION AND TEACHERS. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO THRIVE TODAY WITHOUT THE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE MY TEACHERS HAVE GIVEN ME. BY ALLOWING THE CONVERSION TO AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. THIS DISTRICT LOSES THE MILLIONS OF ADA FUNDING AND OBSCURES THE POTENTIAL MISMANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT LEADERSHIP OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOREOVER, PL WILL BE GIVING AWAY MILLIONS OF EQUIPMENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE INNOVATION LAB AND USC. BY MAKING THESE RUSHED AND BRASH DECISIONS WITHOUT FULL FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSPARENCY, WE DRIVE AWAY THE AMAZING FACULTY AND FAMILIES AND REJECT OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF PUTTING KIDS FIRST. THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS ALYSSA WONG, DAVID. AND SCOTT SHIBA. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALYSSA AND I'M A PROUD RECENT IB AND GRAD FROM VALENCIA. CONGRATULATIONS, LILA. I'M AMY. I'M A CURRENT COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT COMPUTER SCIENCE IS THE FUTURE. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OSC'S CHARTER PROCESS. I WORRY THAT OCS IS HASTILY PIVOTING TO AN INDEPENDENT STATUS WHEN IT'S PLACED IN THE DISTRICT. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CLEAR. OCS HAS NOT KEPT ITS INITIAL PROMISES WHILE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ITS IDENTITY, AND BY BECOMING INDEPENDENT, WE LOSE THE MONEY INVESTED INTO THE PROGRAM AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS THERE, BUT NOT AT THE COST OF THE MAJORITY AND THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PISD. I BELIEVE THAT, SORRY. I BELIEVE THAT OCS CAN REMAIN AS A PUBLIC CHARTER OR TURNED INTO A MAGNET. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. DAVID. DAVE RADLAUER. WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT MISINFORMATION BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE PEDDLING IT. NO ONE IS TRYING TO CLOSE DOWN THE OCS. STOP TELLING US THAT. STOP TELLING THE BOARD THAT AND STOP TELLING YOUR CHILDREN THAT THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE'RE HEARING WORDS LIKE MIND BLOWING, INCREDIBLE, AMAZING, LIFE CHANGING, IMPACTFUL, SOMETHING SPECIAL, INSPIRING, THRIVING STUDENTS. ALL OF THOSE, ALL OF THOSE ADJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AT THE OCS AS A DISTRICT RUN CHARTER. THIS IS PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN THERE A YEAR. WE MADE A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT. LET'S SEE IF THE IF THE MODEL CONTINUES. IF IT DOES, WE CAN CONSIDER CHANGES AT THIS POINT, WITH THE DEFICIENT PETITION REQUIRING AN MOU. WE'RE WE'RE BEING HASTY AND WE'RE PUTTING ASSETS AND STUDENTS AT RISK. THE NOBODY I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYBODY TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ADDING THE CI AND

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[15. ACTION ITEMS - GENERAL FUNCTIONS (Part 1 of 2)]

AND WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT. AND THAT THERE IS A LACK OF FAIRNESS TOWARDS OUR CHARTER SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SEPARATE ATTORNEY WHO HAS BEEN HIRED. AND IN THE WORDS OF THAT ATTORNEY, CREATE A COMMON ENEMY TO THE BOARD. SO I AM MORE THAN HAPPY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I JUST WANT TO BE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. I THINK THE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS VERY CLEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SAY OTHER THAN THIS. I'LL POINT OUT KEY FACTS. OKAY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NOT BEING SUPPORTIVE TO THE CHARTER AND PEOPLE WHO ARE, SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN DECEMBER HAVE TO DO WITH OUR ORIGINAL PETITION? SO I AM QUESTIONING WHY WERE THOSE NOT BROUGHT UP LAST YEAR? WERE THOSE BROUGHT UP NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THIS CHARTER. AND WITH THE NINE MINUTES LEFT, I'M GOING TO BECOME A TEACHER RIGHT NOW. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING, TURN AND TALK TO YOUR PARTNERS FOR NO MORE THAN 15 SECONDS BY MAKING THESE CHANGES. IF THEY ARE APPROVED, ARE WE AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER OR ARE WE A DEPENDENT CHARTER? TURN AND TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. OKAY? PLEASE STAND UP. IF YOUR PARTNER SAID DEPENDENT CHARTER. OKAY. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GET INFORMED. WE DID NOT MAKE THE REQUEST TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. SO AS

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SO WHAT I'M WALKING AWAY FROM HEARING IS THAT THIS BOARD, REGARDLESS OF IF THEY WANT TO LET US HAVE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO FUNDING AND THAT'S COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE. I HEAR THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT THAT WE STILL GET TO FUND THE ADA. I'M GOING TO MAKE THE REQUEST THAT WE ACTUALLY ENTER INTO AN MOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IN TWO YEARS, ONE OF YOU TO BE GONE AND THEN SAY, OH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TIGHTENS THEIR BELT AND AS WE BRING IN MORE ADA, I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS SCHOOL. THE PARENTS WANT ME TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE IMPROVED TOOLS, LEARNING EVERYTHING. SO DO I LIKE BEING DEMONIZED FOR BEING IN THIS POSITION? BUT GUESS WHAT? YOU KIND OF GOT TO HAVE A THICK CHIN TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. SO YES, I WILL STAND HERE AND ADVOCATE DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY FOR OUR CHILDREN. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS, AND THEN I'M GOING TO LOOK TO SOME OF MY STAFF. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER MISINFORMATION THAT WE KEEP HEARING? TEACHERS DON'T WANT IT. OKAY. YOU GUYS STAFF. AM I AM I TORTURING YOU LIKE MY GOODNESS. THE OTHER THING TOO I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME MISINFORMATION. AND I DO RECOGNIZE TO OUR RETIRED EDUCATORS, TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PUT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT YEARS, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. WHEN I HEAR LET'S TAKE PEOPLE BACK, I OFTEN QUESTION BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO UC SAN DIEGO AND WE WENT TO COLLEGE WITH PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED HERE WHEN ESPERANZA WAS IN THEIR GLORY DAYS. PRECAST. OKAY, NOBODY'S TAKEN AWAY THE GREATNESS OF THIS DISTRICT. I AM FROM THE 909. MY HUSBAND IS FROM THE BAY AREA AND WE KNOW ESPERANZA FOOTBALL. NOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU GUYS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR RIGHT NOW IN 2025? BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WE ARE. IT'S EMBARRASSING. I SENT OUT A LETTER TO THIS BOARD AND TO MY ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE FOREMOST LEADERS OF EDUCATION SENT LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS SCHOOL. AND WHY DID THEY SEND LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS SCHOOL? BECAUSE THEY ULTIMATELY KNOW. BECAUSE ONE OF THE THREE OF THEM RUNS THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. THEY ULTIMATELY KNOW WHEN CHARTERS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS FUNDS, THEY CAN DO INCREDIBLE THINGS. MY MENTOR RUNS A CHARTER SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT. ONE REMINDER WE ARE DEPENDENT. CHARTER RECURSIVE LEARNING IS VERY IMPORTANT, GUYS. WE CAN ALWAYS REVISIT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED. WE ARE A DEPENDENT CHARTER. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE MY MENTORS DO, BRING IN $3 MILLION ANNUALLY. I HEARD SOME MISINFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED. OH, YOU CAN GET CHARTERS OR YOU CAN GET GRANTS NO MATTER WHAT. IN YOUR STRUCTURE, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY OR DO A PRA. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE DO IT TO ME. DO A PRA. YOU WILL FIND IN MY EMAIL FROM THE CHARTER DIVISION THAT WE WERE DENIED GRANTS BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGETING STRUCTURE. DEPARTMENT CHAIR PHIL SITES, DEPARTMENT CHAIR MICHELLE DATWYLER WERE ON THE IN THE ROOM WITH ME WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE CHARTER DIVISION FOR A SECOND TIME. HI. I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS PAIN. BETH, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A MINIMUM OF $800,000. TURN AROUND AND RESUBMIT. THIS WAS THE READER OF THE APPLICATION. TURN AROUND AND RESUBMIT THOSE DOCUMENTS. YOU'LL GET AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF $800,000. NOW, ADDITIONALLY, I'M ALSO NOT NEW AT THIS GAME. I HIRED CTE CREDENTIALED TEACHERS.

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AND JUNE 30TH, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE TWO FUNDING CYCLES FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS OR INDEPENDENT BUDGET STRUCTURE. SO I RECOGNIZE I'M TELLING YOU GUYS, IT'S LIKE A FULL TIME JOB TO KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. I WOULD QUESTION IF ANY OF YOU AND FRANKLY, THE ONE PERSON WHO IS AN EXPERT ON CHARTER SCHOOLS IS ON LEAVE RIGHT NOW. SO I AM QUESTIONING WHY, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A DESIRE TO BE IN COMPETITION, WE DO NOT HAVE A DESIRE TO BE IN COMPETITION. AND YES, AM I SPEAKING HERE FIRM? DO I GET CRITICISM BECAUSE I AM A STRONG FEMALE LEADER? OH YEAH, I GET LOTS OF CRITICISM FOR BEING A STRONG FEMALE LEADER, BUT I DO NOT WANT THIS COMMUNITY BAMBOOZLED. I DO NOT WANT THIS COMMUNITY MISLED. I DO NOT WANT THIS COMMUNITY UP IN ARMS ANYMORE. I DON'T WANT AN ATTORNEY TO STAND HERE AND SAY THAT WE CAN'T OVERCOME ANYTHING THAT'S IN A FINDING, BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE. LA UNIFIED DOES IT OFTEN. THERE'S A LOT OF CHARTERS IN LA. THERE IS NOTHING PREVENTING US FROM WORKING TOGETHER. BESIDES WILL. SO I AM STANDING HERE ASKING YOU, OKAY, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME THIS KEY QUESTION. BABE, IT'S NOT LOOKING LIKE IT'S ENDING. WELL, READ THE WRITING ON THE WALL. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN? AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY ANSWER IS? I DON'T ACTUALLY CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME. I DON'T ACTUALLY CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS ABOUT ME OR WHAT IS POSTED. BECAUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE CHANGE, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO DO DIFFICULT THINGS. AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, I WILL FIGHT FOR MY KIDS. I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. MADDIE. I DON'T KNOW IF JAYLENE IS STILL HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOYS ARE. I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU, BABY GIRL. YOU ARE WORTH IT. YOU ARE WORTH IT.

THE KIDS ARE WORTH IT. PARENTS, WHEN WE HAVE TO DO DIFFICULT THINGS TOGETHER, YOU ARE WORTH IT. NONE OF YOU DRIVE ME NUTS. I LOVE YOU GUYS, I LOVE YOU. I'M LITERALLY SCREENING MY EMAILS TODAY TO SEE OUR PARENTS TALKING TO ME ABOUT REAL THINGS TODAY. SO ALL I AM ASKING IS THAT WE CAN TAKE. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, AS A LEADER, I WILL BRING NOTORIETY TO PYLUSD. THIS IS MY DISTRICT. I LIVE HERE, A YORBA LINDA REALTOR SOLD ME MY HOME. MY CHILDREN GO TO THESE SCHOOLS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS BEING SO ADVERSARIAL. IT'S TIME. LET'S STOP. LET'S GO TOGETHER AND LET'S BRING NOTORIETY TO THIS DISTRICT. YEAH.

OKAY. NOW, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL HERE TO SPEAK. SUKI, GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND.

MY COMPUTER JUST WENT TO SLEEP FOR A SECOND.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SUKI AHLUWALIA FROM ATKINSON ANDELSON. AND I'M HERE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATERIAL REVISION THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED, AND ALSO TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE RAMIFICATIONS FROM THE MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED. FIRST OF ALL, AS WAS STATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IF THE MATERIAL REVISION IS DENIED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD TONIGHT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL WILL STILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER PETITION THAT WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2023. SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WHEREBY THE CHARTER PETITION, EXCUSE ME, THE CHARTER SCHOOL WOULD BE CLOSED.

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THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OPERATIONS, THE HIRING, ETC. EVERYTHING WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THAT SEPARATE 500 AND 1C3 CORPORATION BY HAVING THAT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT MAKES IT AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL. IF YOU ALLOW THAT, IF YOU APPROVE THAT STRUCTURE. ADDITIONALLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN THE PETITION REVISION WAS INITIALLY SUBMITTED, THERE WAS REFERENCE TO THAT PARTICULAR CHARTER BOARD BEING SELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN THE GUIDE TO THE REVISIONS THAT WAS JUST SUBMITTED. THAT'S NO LONGER THE CASE. NOW, THE CHARTER BOARD WOULD BE SELECTED BY THE FOUNDER OF THE CORPORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT ARE IN CHARTER PETITION THAT WOULD EXPOSE THE DISTRICT TO POTENTIAL LIABILITY AND SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU APPROVE THE REVISION AND THE SEPARATE CHARTER BOARD IS THE BOARD OF THE SCHOOL, MAKING IT AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL, THEN THEY WISH TO REMAIN UNDER THE DISTRICT FOR SILPA AND BE CONSIDERED A SCHOOL OF THE DISTRICT, AND THEY ALSO WISH TO HAVE THE DISTRICT PROVIDE THE BACK OFFICE SERVICES, AND THEY ALSO WISH TO REMAIN UNDER THE DISTRICT'S INSURANCE. IF YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING YOUR OWN COVERAGE AND THE DISTRICT AND THE JPA WILL NOT ALLOW THE CHARTER. THAT IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER THAT DOES NOT SHARE THE SAME GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO BE INSURED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S INSURANCE. SO THAT PROPOSAL WOULD BE THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE THE LIABILITY AND WOULD HAVE THE EXPOSURE, BUT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY DAY TO DAY CONTROL OVER THE OPERATIONS OF THAT SCHOOL OR EVEN THE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHARTER HAS PROPOSED, EXCUSE ME, THAT IT WOULD BE THE EXCLUSIVE EMPLOYER FOR PURPOSES OF THE ERA. CURRENTLY, EVERYBODY THAT'S AT THAT CHARTER IS A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AND HAS THE RIGHTS UNDER THE EDUCATION CODE AND HAS THE RIGHTS UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. WITH THAT CHANGE, THEY ARE STRIPPING THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THE ABILITY TO MAKE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS AT THAT SITE. AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE AT THAT SITE ALSO WOULD NO LONGER HAVE ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. AND UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A CHANGE THAT YOU CAN CROSS OUT THE DISTRICT AND ADD THE CHARTER. THERE ARE MANY, MANY IMPLICATIONS. THE CHARTER PROPOSES TO ADD AN INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM OF UP TO 1200 STUDENTS. CURRENTLY, THE CHARTER OPERATES AN IN-SEAT PROGRAM FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THEY'RE PROPOSING IN THE

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ADDITIONALLY, THE CHARTER PROPOSES TO HAVE THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE TRANSFERRED TO THE CHARTER. IF IT'S AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER, WHICH IT WOULD BE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE 500 AND 1C3 CORPORATION. THE TRANSFER OF THAT PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THAT PROGRAM WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE EDUCATION CODE SURPLUS PROPERTY PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS VIOLATIONS OF THE EDUCATION CODE PROCEDURES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT EQUIPMENT. THE CHARTER SCHOOL, AS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, HAS NO GREATER RIGHT TO THAT EQUIPMENT AND TO THAT PROPERTY THAN ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SPECIFIC CODE PROVISIONS THAT CALL FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY, AS WELL AS PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND FINALLY, THE CHARTER CURRENTLY PAYS THE DISTRICT A PRO RATA SHARE. AND THE PRO RATA SHARE IS I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AT LENGTH UNLESS THE BOARD HAS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. SO UNDER PROP 39, WHICH IS ED CODE SECTION 4.761 FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL IS ENTITLED TO A DISTRICT FACILITY. IF YOU HAVE A DISTRICT FACILITY, THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF THE CHARTER PAYING FOR THAT FACILITY. ONE IS WHAT'S CALLED A PRO RATA SHARE, AND IT'S SET FORTH AND CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS. THE OTHER WAY IS TO CHARGE 2% OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S BUDGET. BUT AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, AND BECAUSE IT WAS AGENDIZED FOR CLOSED SESSION, THE DISTRICT IS ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT TWO OTHER PROP 39 REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FROM MAGNOLIA AND FROM CRLA. THE LAW PROVIDES THAT ALL CHARTERS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICT. BUT IF THEY'RE INDEPENDENT CHARTERS, ALL CHARTERS HAVE TO BE OFFERED THE SAME COSTS. SO WHATEVER CRA, WHATEVER OCFS PAYS, THAT'S WHAT CRLA AND THAT'S WHAT MAGNOLIA WOULD PAY. THOSE ARE TWO COUNTY WIDE CHARTERS. AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE HAVING TO MAKE AN OFFER OF SOME TYPE IN RESPONSE TO THEIR PROP 39 REQUEST THAT THEY SUBMITTED. SO I'LL STOP FOR A SECOND. I KNOW THAT THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS OR COMMENTS? ANYTHING THAT I CAN ADDRESS? WHAT IS WHAT ARE THE NORMAL CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE LIKE RUNNING OUT? WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT THEY NORMALLY ARE? YOU SAID IT WOULD BE TWO. THEY PAY 2 OR 3% TO US.

WHAT'S THE NORMAL. SO THE NORMAL IS VERY SPECIFIC TO A DISTRICT. BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ONE PAGE BUDGET THAT WAS SUBMITTED WITH THIS CHARTER REVISION, IT LOOKS LIKE THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN CHARGING THE CHARTER $10 A SQUARE FOOT. AND IT ALSO HAS BEEN CHARGING THE FOR THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE. SO THE BUDGET CONTEMPLATES A PAYMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION TO THE DISTRICT. UNDER THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT AND UNDER THE NEW PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT, THAT MILLION DOLLARS THAT CURRENTLY COMES TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE PROVISION OF THAT FACILITY WOULD BE REDUCED TO ABOUT $200,000. SO. SO OSHS HAS PAID OUR DISTRICT ALMOST $1 MILLION. YES, THAT'S WHAT THE BUDGET SHOWS. OKAY, SO THEY STARTED UP AT 1.2 SOMETHING MILLION. SO WE'RE NOT LOSING AS MUCH MONEY. SO THIS IS JUST SPACE THAT'S NOT FOR SERVICES. I THINK THAT THEY PAY SEPARATELY FOR SERVICES. SO I'M TALKING ONLY ABOUT THE SPACE OKAY. AND SO WHAT IS THE $10 A SQUARE FOOT. WHAT IS THAT. IS THAT 2 OR 3%. NO, NO. SO THE $10 A SQUARE FOOT LIKE I SAID, COMES TO ABOUT $1 MILLION. SO IT'S ABOUT 10%. OKAY. BUT THE PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE IT REDUCED TO 2%. AND SO WHATEVER YOU GIVE TO THEM, IF THEY'RE AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO MAGNOLIA AND TO CRLA. AND SO THE REVISION IS FOR 2020, 2025, 25, 26. AND SO IN 2020 JANUARY 2026, WILL THE INDEPENDENT STUDY, YOU SAID THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE NEW TERMS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STUDY. DO THEY OR DO WE GET OPENED UP THE INDEPENDENT STUDY. WE DON'T KNOW YET. SO ORIGINALLY THE MORATORIUM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THREE YEARS, AND THE MORATORIUM WAS INSTITUTED BECAUSE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FISCAL IMPROPRIETIES. AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THREE YEARS. IT'S BEEN EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES. AND SOME OF THE STUDIES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE AS PART OF THAT MORATORIUM HAVEN'T BEEN DONE. SO I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THAT MORATORIUM IS GOING TO BE EXTENDED. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S TO SAY THAT THERE

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SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT EVEN IF THEY'RE OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY BY THE SEPARATE CORPORATION, THEY CAN STAY UNDER THE DISTRICT'S UMBRELLA. AND THE DISTRICT THEN HAS TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS. IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, THE DISTRICT GETS WHAT ARE CALLED THE 602 FUNDS AND ALSO IS ABLE TO CHARGE AN ENCROACHMENT. AND AN ENCROACHMENT IS APPROXIMATELY FROM WHAT THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS THAT I LOOKED AT IS ABOUT $1,300 A STUDENT. AND SO THAT IS THE MONEY THAT IS THEN PAID TO THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE SELPA TO YOUR POINT, LIKE, YOU MAY HAVE A LOT OF OUT OF DISTRICT KIDS, BUT THOSE ARE KIDS THAT COME IN THROUGH THE TRANSFER, THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER PROCESS CHARTERS DON'T HAVE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND SO THEY CAN ENROLL FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY OR ANY OF THE CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES. SO AS LONG AS SOMEBODY IS WILLING TO DRIVE OVER HERE, ANYBODY CAN ENROLL IN THAT SCHOOL. SO WITH THE CHARTER, THEN, IF THEY WERE INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT, EVEN THOUGH I'M SO CONFUSED, IF WE'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS EITHER ONE, WOULD THE CHARTER BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT $1,300 A STUDENT? WOULD THEY TAKE THAT MONEY ON INSTEAD OF THE DISTRICT TAKING IT ON? WELL, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF A SELPA IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, AND THAT USUALLY TAKES AT LEAST A YEAR OR TWO. OKAY. YEAH. SO IF SO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO JOIN OR LET'S SAY WHERE HOW HOW ESTABLISHED ARE WE SEVEN MONTHS BY NOW. SIX MONTHS. SO IS THERE A PROCESS TO JOIN LIKE A YEAR OR TWO. AND SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY OF THAT FUNDING BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE. I CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. OKAY. PERFECT. THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF. ACTUALLY. YOU CAN APPLY AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. TRANSPARENCY. THERE'S A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER I DO HAVE OTHER CHARTER SCHOOL. PERSONNEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OVERALL CHARTERS OF THE. THEY ARE NOT PAST THE DEADLINE OF CHANGING OVER TO THE OVERALL OR HERSELF ON JANUARY 26TH IS THE APPLICATION I KNOW THAT OPENS IT UP TO BE INTERVIEWED, VETTED, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO THEY'RE STILL VERY MUCH ON A TIMELINE. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY REQUEST THE JOURNEY POLICIES GO ON. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. IF YOU SEARCH FOR RANCHO CHARTER, WHEN YOU LOOK UP THE RANCHO CHARTER, THEIR STATUS SAYS DEPENDENT CHARTER. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS HIS ATTORNEYS IS REPRESENTING THIS, I WILL AGREE WITH HER THAT WE LOOK AT WHAT LEGAL OPINIONS ARE. THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT VERSUS DEPENDENT.

BUT AT A SCHOOL WE ARE MODELING THAT THERE IS A I'M TOLD IT IS VITAL THAT I ADVOCATE AND GIVE YOU THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE. WHAT ARE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS THAT EL RANCHO CHARTER IS DEPENDENT. SO JUST TWO THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS. AND IF WE HAVE A QUESTION TO YOU, WE WILL ASK YOU. BUT PLEASE DON'T INTERRUPT OUR MEETINGS. AND I THINK I, I THINK I KIND OF ASKED, I MEAN, OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST COME UP TO THE PODIUM SO YOUJUMP BACK A, ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY, SO THE. ABSOLUTELY. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACT, SHE IS ENTITLED THE PETITIONER IS ENTITLED TO EQUIVALENT TIME AND PROCEDURES THAT STAFF HAS. I AM NOT STAFF. I AM THE BOARD'S COUNSEL. SO THE TIME LIMIT DOES NOT APPLY TO ME. SECONDLY, WITH RESPECT TO WHAT SHE HAS INDICATED, AND I SAW ALSO A POSTING ABOUT THIS EL RANCHO CHARTER SCHOOL, WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY THE ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD, IS A DEPENDENT CHARTER BECAUSE IT IS NOT RUN BY A 500 AND 1C3 CORPORATION. THAT IS WHY IT'S A DEPENDENT CHARTER. OKAY, SO I DO I DO UNDERSTAND. SO WITH THE

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OH, SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S CURRENTLY FIVE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN SINCE NOVEMBER 14TH? YES. AND THE JUST FOR AND THE STAFF HAS ONLY REALLY REVIEWED THE ONE DOCUMENT. IS THAT CORRECT. SO STAFF REVIEWED I THINK THREE I HAVE REVIEWED THE REVISIONS THE GUIDE TO THE REVISIONS. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT RESPONDS TO THE STAFF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AND AS I SAID, IT DOESN'T JUST RESPOND. IT MAKES FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, DROPPING GRADE LEVELS, SUCH AS CHANGING THE CORPORATE BOARD AND THIS AND THAT. OKAY, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT. OUR INSURANCE COULD CANCEL US. IS THAT WHAT THE DISTRICT INSURANCE? NO, BECAUSE WE'D BE CREATING A LIABILITY OF INSURING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THEY THEY WOULDN'T CANCEL YOU. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IF THERE'S A CLAIM THAT'S FILED, ARISING OUT OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL, THEY WOULD DENY COVERAGE FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T. YOU WOULD THEN NO LONGER HAVE THE SHARED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. SO THE CHARTER WOULD HAVE NO INSURANCE. BASICALLY THE CHARTER WOULD HAVE NO INSURANCE. BUT SO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT PROVIDES THAT WHEN THE DISTRICT IS THE AUTHORIZING AGENCY FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL, DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT, IT HAS CERTAIN OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS. IF IT DOESN'T FULFILL THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, THEN IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THAT CHARTER SCHOOL. SO IF THE CHARTER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S INSURANCE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SHARED GOVERNANCE, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS OVER THERE, THE INSURANCE WILL DENY THAT CLAIM. BUT THAT CLAIM WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO THEN PAY OUT OF GENERAL FUND. BUT THIS IS FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR. SO IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, WE'RE NOT APPROVING ANYTHING TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL. AS WE'VE SAID EARLIER, THIS WOULD BE THE BASICALLY SEPTEMBER OF 2025. WOULD THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL WOULD NEED TO HAVE THAT INSURANCE AND EVERYTHING IF THEY WERE TO BECOME THE SO-CALLED INDEPENDENT? YES. SO WE COULDN'T GET WE COULDN'T GET BOUNCED FROM INSURANCE TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHANGING ANYTHING UNTIL SEPTEMBER. BUT WE'RE OPENING THE DOOR FOR IF WE DO OPEN THE DOOR, HOW DO WE OPEN THE DOOR IF NOTHING'S HAPPENING UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25TH, THAT WE WON'T NEED TO BE INSURED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25TH, WE'RE OPENING THE DOOR TO NOTHING. I SEE IT DIFFERENTLY, I DISAGREE. WELL, I'M NOT SURPRISED. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND I DON'T THINK

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WE GOT A VOTE. BRING HER UP THERE. IT'S A BOARD DECISION. BRING HER UP. BRING HER UP. MRS. QUINTERO. FOR NOW, I'M JUST IN A MATTER OF TIME. AND GOING BACK, WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH ALL NIGHT, I THINK. I MEAN, I JUST WE'VE READ THE REVISION. WE HAVE THE INFORMATION, WE HAVE THE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION, AND SHE'S HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR BACK AND FORTH. OKAY, MR. FRAZIER, I KNOW I'M HARD TO HEAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY HEAR WHAT BETH HAD TO SAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING SINCE SHE'S IN THE AUDIENCE, SO THAT THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. I WOULD THINK TO HEAR HER RESPONSE, I, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INSURANCE ISSUE, THE EQUIPMENT ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT IF WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE'D NEED TO ADJUST AS WELL. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT BETH HAS TO SAY. BUT I CAN'T. IN MY OPINION, NO. I THINK WE NEED TO JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE HAD THE STATEMENTS, WE'VE HAD HEARINGS, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS. WE'VE HAD THE STATEMENTS FROM THE STAFF. WE'VE HAD OUR ATTORNEY. I THINK WE'RE HERE. I THINK WE DO NEED TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE COULD WE COULD BE REBUTTING EVERYTHING BACK AND FORTH. AND WE JUST NEED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. SUKI IS FIVE IS EL RANCHO CHARTER IS THAT THEY HAVE DO THEY HAVE A 500 AND 1C3. THEY DO NOT. WE ARE. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MIGHT WORK AT THAT CHARTER THAT IS SAYING DIFFERENTLY. SO THE I MADE A DONATION TO EL RANCHO. I TOLD YOU EARLIER I KNOW THAT. SO EL RANCHO MIGHT HAVE. EXCUSE ME. WE'RE NOT. THIS IS THE BOARD'S MEETING, AND WE'RE NOT SUKI, ARE YOU? THIS IS YOUR WARNING. I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME, BUT YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE SANTIAGO ONE IS AT. RECORD. OKAY? YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED TO. OKAY, GOOD. YOU CAN KICK ME OUT.

OKAY. SHE DOES HAVE A TIME LIMIT. AND YOU GUYS KEEP DOING THAT. OKAY, SIR, YOU NEED TO LEAVE. CAN WE? I WILL GLADLY LEAVE A PIECE OF HUMAN. HERE FOR WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME? THAT WAS AMAZING, I LOVE HER. OKAY. HEY, LET'S GET BACK TO QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAVE FOR SUKI. IS

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OKAY. I'M SORRY, I MEANT 13. HOW WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD BE A SOLUTION LIKE IN ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE SEEN? OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THIS EL RANCHO CHARTER. WE HAVE THEM FUNDRAISING. WE HAVE OTHER ALL THESE OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS FUNDRAISING. BUT THEN WHAT WE'VE RUN INTO ISSUES WITH IS IT APPEARS THAT IN THE PAST A LOT OF THE FUNDING HAS BEEN QUESTIONED. THE COMMUNITY HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE $1 MILLION BEING PUT INTO THE INNOVATION LAB, WHICH HAS REALLY PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON THE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, SAYING TAKING FUNDING AWAY FROM ALL THESE OTHER PLACES. SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TONIGHT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE THEIR SCHOOL FORWARD. IF THEY HAD A BOARD THAT WAS NOT WILLING TO FUND ANYTHING FURTHER, AND THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO STAY STAGNANT AT WHERE IT IS. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A STAGNANT SCHOOL, BUT THEY WON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GROW. AND SO WHAT WOULD YOUR THOUGHTS BE FOR THEM TO STAY IN THIS MODEL INTO OUR SCHOOL? WHAT ARE THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS OR WHAT? WHAT IS THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO TRY TO FUNDRAISE EXTRA MONEY TO TRY TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OR ARE THEY STUCK AND THEY CAN ONLY HAVE WHAT THE BOARD PROVIDES? I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT AND AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS AND A LAWYER FOR ALMOST 40, SO I'M NOW DATING MYSELF. BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY IS MY RECOMMENDATION, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IS TO KEEP THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THE WAY THAT IT IS, THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. I THINK FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, LISTENING TO ALL THE COMMENTS, IT'S A PHENOMENAL SCHOOL. IT'S A GREAT CHOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I THINK EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE BOARD SUPPORTED IT WHEN IT WAS APPROVED, AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON SUPPORTS THE CHARTER AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. IT'S THESE CHANGES WHICH HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN LIKE A REALLY, REALLY RAPID PERIOD OF TIME AND ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND EVOLVING, WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME OF THESE CONCERNS, CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THE DEPENDENT CHARTERS. I WORK WITH ONE EL RANCHO, I WORK WITH ONE WESTERN CENTER IN HEMET. THERE'S ALSO ONE IN YUCAIPA. THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM THAT ARE OVER BY LAX. THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT CHARTERS, AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR THE CHARTERS. AND SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S SET UP THAT THE FUNDING THAT COMES IN IS GIVEN, LIKE THAT'S DIRECTLY FOR THAT CHARTER IS FUNNELED TO THAT CHARTER, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY COMING INTO THE DISTRICT. SO THAT IF I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY, YOU KNOW, I SUPPORTED EL RANCHO AND SANTIAGO SO WE COULD SET UP SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE COULD SET UP A FOUNDATION THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHARTER, SO THAT IT THE VISION THAT BETH OR PRINCIPAL FISHER HAS FOR THIS AND THE VISION THAT THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY HAVE FOR THIS IS REALIZED. AND THEN IF WE DID A FOUNDATION AND IF WE DID SET UP THINGS LIKE THAT, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THE DISTRICT COULD TAKE ANY OF THAT MONEY. RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE THE INTENT AND PURPOSE BEHIND IT FOR REAL THOUGH, LIKE WE COULDN'T SAY, OH, WE HAVE $2 MILLION IN THE OC FUND AND WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF THEY WERE TO SET UP A FOUNDATION THAT WAY, COULD I JUST ADD EVEN MAYBE AS A, LIKE AN ASB OR A PTA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SPEAKING? WELL, JUST A SECOND, TODD. BUT LIKE AN ASB STRUCTURE OR A, A PTA, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE IT'S A DONATION, WHERE IT CAN BE HOUSED SEPARATELY. EXACTLY. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING 501 C, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE THAT, THAT THAT DENOTED STATUS. AND THEREFORE THE FUNDS COULD ONLY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE SET FORTH BY THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THAT ENTITY, SIMILAR TO REACH, I THINK WOULD BE PROBABLY A GOOD. YEAH, CLOSEST STRUCTURE LIKE THAT. BUT WE COULD FUNDRAISE FOR THAT POTENTIALLY. AND THEN IT'D BE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT, BUT IT WOULD ONLY GO

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YOU COULD HAVE ANOTHER CORPORATION DON'T APPROVE THIS ONE, HAVE ANOTHER CORPORATION TO ADDRESS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE FUNDRAISE? HOW CAN WE GET SOME GRANT MONIES? HOW CAN WE GET ALL THE THINGS THAT THE OAKS COMMUNITY, PARENTS AND PRINCIPAL FISHER WANT AND DEDICATE IT TO THAT SCHOOL? SO WE WOULD NEED SOMEBODY AT THE DISTRICT TO WRITE, GRANT MONEY FOR OR TO WRITE GRANTS FOR OAKS. YEAH. OR SOMEBODY LIKE EVEN FROM LIKE A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN HAVE PEOPLE EVEN OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY BELIEVE IN A SCHOOL THAT ARE HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THAT AS WELL. AND YOU MENTIONED THE WORD CORPORATION. ARE THEY ABLE TO BECOME A CORPORATION SOMEHOW TO BE ABLE TO? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THIS IS THE WHOLE THING IS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT THE SPEAKERS WERE SAYING. THINGS ARE CHANGING SO RAPIDLY, ESPECIALLY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH AT THEIR SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, IN TWO YEARS THEY COULD BE AN OUTDATED SCHOOL. SO I THINK THE FUNDING IS, IS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN I ALSO THINK TOO, THAT IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, THE THEY'VE ASKED FOR EXTRA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD AS TO WHY OR DENYING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHERS WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE INTRODUCING NEW CONCEPTS AND IT'S LIKE A CONSTANT EVOLVING THING. AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE FEAR HERE. SO I WOULD SAY, LIKE, I REALLY THINK THIS BOARD HAS TO STEP UP AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT 100%, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEFUND. AND I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH THIS SCHOOL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIRE THE PRINCIPAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEFUND THE TEACHERS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE AWAY THE INNOVATION LAB, LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ALL THESE THINGS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FEAR HERE. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THEY CAME TO US WITH WHAT THEY'VE COME TO US, BECAUSE OF THAT FEAR OF BEING SHUT DOWN, NOT BEING FUNDED, AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE BLED DRY. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE THING WE CAN COMMIT TO. I THINK IT'S FINE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY ABOUT THE CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL.

SO IF WE HAVE A SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE GOING TO THEY COULD I THINK THEY COULD THRIVE DEFINITELY BY THEMSELVES. BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO THRIVE UNLESS THE BOARD IS MAKING THE PROMISES AND WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE MAYBE HAVE THESE OTHER FUNDRAISING OPTIONS. I'D JUST LIKE TO STATE, WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAD A PRINCIPAL AND HER NAME WAS DORI STACK, AND SHE WROTE MANY, MANY GRANTS FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE WERE THE KICKOFF FOR THE TK EARLY INTERVENTION, AND SHE WROTE A GRANT AND STARTED TK AND THEN IT SPREAD THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. SHE WROTE A GRANT TO TEACH MATH SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC. GUESS WHAT? WE GOT IT AND WE STARTED IT. SHE WROTE A GRANT AND WE STARTED THE CASA PROGRAM THAT IS NOW SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SO THESE INNOVATIONS AND GRANTS ARE OUT THERE. WE JUST NEED TO LOOK FOR THEM. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM. AND THEN I'M ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS FUNDRAISE RIGHT NOW, AND THEY DONATE MONEY TO THEIR SCHOOL. AND IT'S PUT AND WE APPROVE THOSE FUNDS EVERY, EVERY MONTH AT OUR MEETING IN THE GIFT FUNDS. SO IT WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WAS DONATED AND WHAT IT WAS FOR. AND THEN THAT MONEY IS SPENT FOR THOSE REASONS. AND IT IT KIND OF BLOWS ME AWAY BECAUSE I'M ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT, AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS RAISED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT IS REALLY QUITE SHOCKING TO ME. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SCHOOLS THAT HAVE RAISED MONEY TO BUILD ALL NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS OVER $100,000, AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO USE OUR RESOURCES. WE NEED TO USE OUR INNOVATION AS WE LIKE TO KEEP SAYING. AND I THINK THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL. WITHOUT SOME OF THESE VERY CONCERNING ISSUES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD. I OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU KNOW, VISITED. I AGREE, IT'S

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IF YOU AFTER I SAY MY PART, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE GRANT, IF THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN AND THE GRANT MONEY, THEY WOULD BE GETTING, HOW THAT WOULD BE, I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY RESTRICTED, BUT HOW THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. AND THEN ALSO I AGREE. I MEAN, THERE'S LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE FUNDING THEIR OWN THINGS. I KNOW I WAS JUST AT.

VENTURE AND GEORGE KEY, AND THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS FUNDED AND GOTTEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND BUSINESS SUPPORT TO BUILD THEIR SENSORY GARDEN. THAT SAME COMMUNITY MEMBER IS GOING TO HOPEFULLY SECURE FUNDING FROM BUSINESSES AND OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO MAKE THEM A NEW PLAYGROUND THAT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR THEIR STUDENTS, SO IT CAN BE DONE. AND AGAIN, BEING ON THE FUNDRAISING SIDE TOO, AS WELL WITH PTA, I MEAN, THERE'S LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S AMAZING THINGS. I MEAN, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE CHROMEBOOK CARTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN WE USE OUR RESOURCES. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN BECAUSE AS IT IS NOW, BECAUSE I ASKED THIS QUESTION EARLIER FOR JUST CLARIFYING INFORMATION. BUT AS IT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, OCZKUS IS RUNNING ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS, I BELIEVE, PAST THEIR ADA ALLOTMENT. SO EVEN IF THEY KEPT THEIR ADA AS IT IS NOW, THERE'S STILL A MILLION AND A HALF MORE THAT THEY'RE SPENDING OVER THE ADA. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS I WOULD HATE TO PUT THIS PROGRAM IN JEOPARDY AND POSSIBLY NOT EVEN GET AS MANY GRANTS AS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD IF IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO? AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, I THINK, MISCONCEPTION, TOO, BECAUSE I DID LOOK INTO THE EL RANCHO MODEL. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH THIS WEEKEND AND EL RANCHO. I KNOW EVERYBODY KEPT SAYING THEY FUNDRAISED OR THEY HAD MONEY FOR THEIR GYM WHEN THEY BUILT IT. THAT WAS ACTUALL, FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT, IT WAS ACTUALLY A LOAN TAKEN FROM THE DISTRICT. THEY FUNDED THAT WITH THAT. SO THEY HAD TO COME TO THE DISTRICT WITH DISTRICT HELP TO GET THE MONEY FOR THAT GYM. AND THEN THEY HAD TO PAY THE DISTRICT BACK WITH THE WITH THE CONSTRAINT OF THAT. IF THEY DIDN'T PAY IT BACK, THAT SCHOOL WOULD NOW BECOME BACK TO THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S NOT A PLACE I WOULD WANT TO SEE OCZKUS HAVE TO BE IN. LIKE I SAID, IT'S NEW WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE OF. WITH INNOVATION AND PROGRESS AND THINGS CHANGING, THINGS GET MORE EXPENSIVE TOO, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY COST SOMETHING NOW. NEXT YEAR OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW MAY BE A LOT MORE, SO I WOULD HATE TO SEE THEM GET IN A BIND FINANCIALLY AND NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? SO I'M CONCERNED, LIKE I SAID, OF THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF IT. AND THEN IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE GRANTS. SURE. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRANTS. SO FIRST OF AL, TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER, YOU KNOW, WHAT ELSE CAN WHAT OTHER KINDS OF MONEY CAN THIS CHARTER GET. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, THE WALTON FOUNDATION, A LOT OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE GRANT MONIES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY AVAILABLE TO CHARTERS, AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY TAKE A LOOK AT THE OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE OR THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. SO I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE AUSSIES TO LOOK INTO AT LEAST THOSE TWO. IF THEY WORK WITH CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, THEY CAN PROVIDE THEM, YOU KNOW, NUMEROUS OTHER REFERENCES, THE GRANT MONIES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED ARE THOSE GRANT MONIES THAT ARE FEDERAL GRANT MONIES THAT ARE THEN DISBURSED TO CDE, AND THEN CDE TAKES THOSE GRANT MONIES AND DISPERSES THEM TO THE CHARTERS. SO THE GRANT MONEY IS DISPERSED TO A INDEPENDENT CHARTER. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THAT IT'S FUNDED.

OKAY, SO THERE'S INDIRECT FUNDING AND THEN THERE'S LOCAL FUNDING. SO INDIRECT FUNDING MEANS THAT THE MONEY FOR WHETHER IT'S AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER OR A DEPENDENT CHARTER COMES TO THE DISTRICT AND THEN IT'S DISPERSED OUT. WE RARELY SEE THAT EXCEPT FOR DEPENDENT CHARTERS OR FOR LIKE BRAND NEW CHARTERS. AND WE'RE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED THAT THEIR OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE OR THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE BUSINESS ACUMEN TO REALLY GET IT UP AND OFF THE GROUND. SO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS TO HAVE THE MONEY GO DIRECTLY TO THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT MOST INDEPENDENT CHARTERS DO. THE GRANT MONEY IS NOT TIED TO THAT. THE GRANT MONEY IS TIED TO THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE ABOUT 15, 20 YEARS AGO, MANY, MANY DISTRICTS THAT LOOKED AT ALL THE GRANT MONIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO CHARTERS SAID, WHY DON'T WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOME? WE EDUCATE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE STUDENTS, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOME? SO WE STARTED HAVING DISTRICT BOARDS AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE DEPENDENT CHARTER PETITIONS. THEN THE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CDE SAID, NO, YOU CAN ONLY GET THESE. THEY'RE CALLED CSBG GRANT MONIES. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE THEM IF YOU HAVE A SEPARATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FROM THE AUTHORIZING AGENCY. SO THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE GRANT MONIES RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE

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RIGHT? OKAY. BUT THEY CAN'T APPLY FOR OTHER FOUNDATION GRANTS AND GRANTS. JUST ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT THIS SPECIFIC GRANT IS FOR. EXACTLY. AND THERE'S LOTS OF GRANT MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO CHARTERS. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF, YOU KNOW, BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION AND THE WALTON FOUNDATION HAVE SENT OR GIVEN A LOT OF GRANT MONIES. AND I THINK TO THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER, IF THERE WERE GRANT MONIES THAT WERE RECEIVED, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE PUT INTO A SEPARATE FUND THAT'S DEDICATED TO JUST THAT SCHOOL AND IS NOT COMING INTO THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO, I THINK, AND WE HAVE SAMUELI FOUNDATION, ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THERE ARE A LOT OUT THERE THAT WOULD FOCUS ON THIS. I LIVE IN THE GRANT WORLD AND THERE ARE A LOT RELATED TO ARTS AND MUSIC AND INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, ALL OF THIS KIND OF THING. SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME AVAILABLE. IT'S JUST NOT IN THE EDUCATION REALM, AS WE'RE SEEING, BUT JUST FOR ALL OF YOU, I LIKE THE SCHOOL. I TOURED IT IN OCTOBER. I WENT AROUND WITH MRS. FISHER AND HER AND MRS. GIBBONS AND ONE OF THE MATH TEACHERS THERE. I WENT TO THE CLASSROOMS, I TALKED TO THE KIDS. I TALKED TO THE TEACHERS.

I SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I VOTED FOR THIS. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE QUESTIONS, IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO HAVE QUESTIONS, AND IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO WONDER WHAT SOME OF THE FUNDING IS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT I WANTED. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I THINK THAT THIS SCHOOL SHOULD GO AWAY. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I WANT TO TAKE THINGS FROM THE SCHOOL. I WANT THE SCHOOL TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I THINK COMPUTER SCIENCE IS PART OF WHAT WE ALL NEED TO BE DOING.

IDEALLY, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FIND OUT WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO THIS AND HOW CAN WE UTILIZE THAT IN OTHER SCHOOLS AROUND THE DISTRICT. I THOUGHT THAT FROM THE BEGINNING, WHAT I WHAT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW IS THAT WE WERE ELECTED TO THIS POSITION.

WE ARE HERE TO OVERSEE THE SCHOOLS AND THAT INCLUDES OSC'S, BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. I THINK EVERYBODY, ALL OF THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE TREATED FAIRLY. IT SHOULD BE EQUITABLE.

IF WE'RE DOING A LOT OF EXTRA PROGRAMING AT THIS SCHOOL, WE SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERING EXTRA PROGRAMING AT OTHER SCHOOLS SO THAT IT IS EXPANDING WHAT WE'RE DOING. MAYBE WE HAVE COMPUTER SCIENCE AT ONE SCHOOL, BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING AT ANOTHER SCHOOL. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE STOP HERE AND IT DOESN'T. I DON'T WANT THIS TO GO AWAY. SO JUST SO THAT YOU ALL HEAR ME, PLEASE BELIEVE ME. DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NOBODY SPEAKS FOR ME OUT THERE. I LIKE THIS SCHOOL. I WANT IT TO SUCCEED. I WANT THESE KIDS TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT INTEREST THEM. I HAD KIDS THAT WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AROUND THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY HAD SPECIFIC INTERESTS, AND I WANT THAT FOR ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN. I WANT THAT FOR MY OWN GRANDCHILDREN. SO PLEASE BELIEVE ME. PLEASE STOP LISTENING TO WHAT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING THAT I DON'T LIKE THIS SCHOOL. I DON'T LIKE THE TEACHERS. I DON'T LIKE THIS. I DON'T LIKE THAT. THAT'S NOT TRUE. IF YOU ACTUALLY GO TO MY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, I'M BARELY ON IT. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO ALL KNOW THAT. AND I LOVE THIS DISTRICT, AND I WANT EVERY

[03:30:03]

SO I HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION. WE HOW COME THEY HAD ASKED FOR AN ATTORNEY OCBC'S, YOU KNOW, TO COME AND I GUESS TALK TO SUKI OR DO WHATEVER. AND WE NEVER GRANTED THEM. WOULD WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIKE BASICALLY TALK OR LIKE MEDIATE BETWEEN THIS AND SORT OUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND THEN COME UP WITH A BETTER PETITION? HAD WE DONE IT THAT WAY? I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THIS LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE, OKAY, LIKE I CAN'T GO INTO THIS INDEPENDENT STUDY, NOT UNTIL 2026. YOU KNOW, JUST CERTAIN THINGS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE COULD HAVE COME TO MAYBE AN AGREEMENT. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT OCBC'S WAS TRYING TO DO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DISTRICT. AND I ALSO THINK TOO. SOME OF THE FUNDING, I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED SOME OF THE FUNDING, THE PERSON THAT WAS HERE BEFORE WE WOULD APPROVE FUNDS AND THEY WEREN'T GETTING THEIR FUNDING. SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR STRUGGLE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE, I THINK, 2 OR 3 TEACHERS IN THIS ROOM WHO HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND $1,500 OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET BECAUSE WE APPROVE FUNDING AND IT DIDN'T. NO, I'M SORRY, BUT WHAT? NOT FOR YOUR OWN SCHOOL SUPPLIES. NOT FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES, NOT FOR SOMETHING. NOT FOR KLEENEX OR SOMETHING FOR YOUR ROOM. IT WAS SOMETHING FOR THE INNOVATION LAB THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD.

BUT WE THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR FUNDING. THEY WERE NEVER PAID FOR IT. SO TO OPEN THEIR SCHOOL, THEY PAID THE MONEY OUT. SO IT'S NOT NO, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. WELL THEN WE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. THIS IS GREAT. SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT THERE IS THAT CERTAIN CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE GRANTS. SO I UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHY THEY WANT TO GO AND FIND THEIR OWN MONEY BECAUSE WE'VE APPROVED MONEY AND IT HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THEIR SCHOOL. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION, IS WHEN WE DIDN'T WHEN THEY ASKED FOR THE MONEY FOR THE ATTORNEY AND WE DIDN'T GIVE IT TO THEM, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE, LIKE THIS WHOLE PROCESS, BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE CAME. WE OBVIOUSLY WE BROUGHT ON A NEW ATTORNEY. OUR ATTORNEY NEVER SPOKE TO THE PERSON WHO IS BASICALLY DOING THIS WHOLE THING FOR THE LAST YEAR. LIKE, WE COULD HAVE CAME TOGETHER AND BEEN ABLE TO MAYBE WORK THIS OUT AND THEN TO PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE BOARD. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN BE DONE. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY EASILY TO BE DONE. BUT I GUESS, DOES THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, WANT TO DO THAT? SO I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY CAME UP, WELL, NOT EVEN A QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT. THIS ORIGINALLY CAME UP AND THIS WAS PRESENTED AS A CHARTER PETITION THAT WAS CREATED AND WRITTEN BY MISS FISHER WHEN IT CAME UP FROM FOR THEM. AND I ASKED AT THE TIME, DOCTOR CHERNISS AT, YOU KNOW, DID THE STAFF, WAS THE STAFF INVOLVED IN ANY OF THIS AT ALL? AND I WAS TOLD NO, AND I WAS TOLD NO ON THE DIAS. AND WHEN THE REVISION CAME UP, IT WAS I ASKED ABOUT IT A DAY OR TWO BEFORE BECAUSE I HEARD RUMORS ABOUT IT, AND DOCTOR CHERNISS TOLD ME, NO, HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND THEN I'M ALSO HEARING THAT WE WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN IT AND WORKING THROUGH IT WITH, WITH DOCTOR FISHER THROUGH ALL OF THIS. SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME WHO WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN IT. THE STAFF, THE STAFF WAS INVOLVED IN IT, WORKING WITH DOCTOR FISHER. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE I GUESS YOU CAN'T MAKE THE ACCUSATION BECAUSE, WELL, I WAS TOLD BY DOCTOR CHERNISS. NO. AND THEN I'VE READ IN OTHER INSTANCES. YES. AND I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT WAS SO. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONFUSION AND

[03:35:02]

WE'VE HAD THE EXACT SAME INFORMATION. I'VE NEVER SEEN A I'VE NEVER SEEN THE REVISION UNTIL IT WAS GIVEN TO THE WHOLE BOARD. SO YOUR ACCUSATIONS ARE BASELESS AND INFLAMMATORY. SO I WANT TO SAY I DID VOTE FOR THIS CHARTER ORIGINALLY BECAUSE I WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M EXCITED TONIGHT TO HEAR THE KIDS COME AND TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE, THAT THEY'RE HAVING WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES AT THIS SCHOOL, WHICH EVERY KID AT EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD BE HAVING.

AND OUR JOB AS A BOARD IS TO SUPPORT ALL THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS HAVING EXCELLENT EXPERIENCES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE CAMPUS. I WENT TO THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT. I SPOKE ABOUT IT. I EVEN SHOWED THE THINGS THAT I PURCHASED WITH MY OWN DOLLARS FROM THE FROM THE STUDENTS THAT WAS MADE AT THE INNOVATIVE LABS. YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND LOOK AT THESE THINGS SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL AND EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT AND EVERY STUDENT, BECAUSE EVERY KID LEARNS DIFFERENTLY AND EVERY KID NEEDS WE NEED TO HAVE OPTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE MAKE A MOTION, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THIS MATERIAL REVISION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON, A SECOND BY MRS. BACH. ARE WE READY FOR A ROLL CALL? OKAY, THIS IS BLADES, SO I WANT TO APPROVE IT. SO WHAT WILL MY ANSWER BE? YOU WANT A MOTION TO DENY I. YOU WOULD SAY. I THINK YOU WOULD SAY NO, NO, NO. MRS. QUINTERO, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE NEW FACTS AND THE NEW. I GUESS, TWIST IN THE WHOLE THING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I. I WOULD SAY YES TO THE DENIAL. MR. FRAZIER, I AM GOING TO SAY YES TO THE DENIAL. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY HAVE ANOTHER REVISION BROUGHT BACK SO THAT WE CAN GET WHAT WE NEED AT OCSC. YES, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE

[03:40:04]

YOU APPROVED. OH, YOU APPROVED THE REVISION. OKAY. SO THAT 4 TO 1 PLUS 4 TO 1 PLUS A ONE. IT GETS VERY CONFUSING. IT'S A DOUBLE NEGATIVE. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THE NEXT ONE? YES.

OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH TEN, DEDICATING FEBRUARY 2025 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH. I NEED A SECOND, A SECOND. ANYBODY? SECOND. SECOND. OH, I SAID IT. I WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH. OH, I HEARD YOU, TODD, BUT YOU'RE QUIET. YOU CAN GIVE IT TO TODD, MAYBE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. BUCK AND A SECOND BY MR. FRAZIER. I LIKE THAT AT THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO MRS. RENEE GRAY TO INTRODUCE MIKE YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, WHO WILL READ THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. AS IF PEOPLE ARE LEAVING. IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP YOUR VOICES DOWN SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU. OKAY. FEBRUARY MARKS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VITAL ROLE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PLAYS IN EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR HIGH DEMAND CAREERS. SPEARHEADED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIS MONTH LONG, MONTH LONG OBSERVANCE UNDERSCORES THE VALUE OF CTE PROGRAMS AND EMPHASIZES THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF EDUCATORS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITIES IN FOSTERING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO, OUR DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, MR. MIKE YOUNG, WILL PRESENT THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MIKE, THANK YOU. WHEREAS FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND WHEREAS, PROFOUND ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN OUR SOCIETY ARE RAPIDLY REFLECTED IN THE STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF WORK, THEREBY PLACING NEW AND ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ON OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY BY PROVIDING CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND TECHNICAL JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS, AND GIVING ALL STUDENTS LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR FIELDS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, THE EVER INCREASING COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY STIMULATE THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND THAT OF THE ENTIRE NATION BY PREPARING GRADUATES FOR CAREER FIELDS, FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE THE LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWTH IN THE NEXT DECADE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HEREBY SUPPORT AND DESIGNATE FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025 TO BE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH. THANK YOU.

ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. AS A NORTH ORANGE COUNTY BOARD MEMBER, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE

[03:45:05]

AND I AM A MRS. YES, AS WELL. AND MISS LAYLA. YES. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. NEXT ITEM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE

[16. ACTION ITEMS - HUMAN RESOURCES]

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WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ACTING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR YOLANDA MENDOZA, FINALIZED IN CLOSED SESSION PRIOR TO THE OPEN SESSION OF THIS MEETING.

SECOND. WHO IS THAT? MRS. BLADES? OKAY, SORRY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. BUCK. A SECOND BY MRS. BLADES. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. LET ME READ IT OUT. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54953, APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR YOLANDA MENDOZA AS ACTING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, PROVIDING ONE A TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 15TH, 2025, AND EMPLOYEES APPOINTED AS ACTING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT. SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE TERMINATED BY EITHER THE BOARD OR EMPLOYEE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON, AND TWO THE ACTING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RENDER UP TO 80 WORK DAYS. THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT SALARY SHALL BE PAID A DAILY RATE OF $884.62. THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT IS NOT ENTITLED ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR FRINGE BENEFITS, AND FOR THE EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, ACTING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATED UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BOARD TAKING ACTION TO EITHER REINSTATE THE CURRENT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OR UPON ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL BEING APPOINTED AS DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, MRS. BLADES, YES, I, MR. FRAZIER, I HEARD IT. I AND I'M ALSO AND I AND MISS LAYLA. HI. OKAY PERFECT MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH A AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO. HOW'S MOM DOING? DOES MOM WANT TO GO HOME? OKAY. YEAH.

16.5 IS AS AMENDED. SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO IT? WHAT IS THE VIP, LLC FOR FISCAL SERVICES? NO. YES WE DID. WE PULL THE LLC. WE? YEAH. THAT WAS SO 16.5. SO THAT'S 1.6. THAT ONE'S PULLED. SO IT'S NO LONGER OKAY. YEAH. BUT NOW OKAY. AND THE 16.6 IS WHERE WE ARE. AND THAT ONE IS NOT AMENDED. IT IS AMENDED THE 16.6 OKAY. SORRY I MISSED THAT MEMO. OH THIS IS READ TO INCLUDE ALL BARGAINING UNITS. OH AND IT WAS NOT ALL CORRECT. SO THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. SO WE HAD TO CHANGE IT OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE PLACENTIA LINDA UNIFIED MANAGERS PLUM AND THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PYLUSD AS AMENDED. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. BUCK, A SECOND BY MRS. BLADES. ANY COMMENT? I'M GLAD WE'RE FINALLY SETTLING THIS. YEAH, I AM TOO. OKAY, MRS. BLADES. YES, I. I AM AN EYE LAYLA. I'LL ABSTAIN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS ONE IS.

OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH AN ABSTENTION FROM OUR STUDENT

[17. CONSENT CALENDAR]

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DON'T EVER VOTE FOR SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW. OKAY. SO MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH AN

[19.5 Approve the services agreement with Booster Enterprises, Inc. for Bryant Ranch to participate in their annual Jog-a-Thon fundraiser on October 29, 2025.]

YEAH. THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE WAY IN ADVANCE. YES, YES OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. MRS. BLADES? YES I. I, I AM AN EYE. I MISS LAYLA ONCE AGAIN. I WAS ABSTAIN OKAY, OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH AN

[Items 21.2 & 21.3]

RIGHT. SO THAT WE SEE THAT ALL SCHOOLS ARE GETTING MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS AND IT'S JUST NOT ALL GOING TO THE ONE SCHOOL. THERE WERE TWO IN THE CLASSIFIED LIST AND MULTIPLE IN THE CERTIFICATE. OKAY. NONE OF THAT'S RELATED TO US. I AT ALL, IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S TIED TO PARK VIEW AND WE JUST NEED TO CLARIFY IT. BUT ISN'T US PARK VIEW. IT MIGHT BE PARK VIEW. YEAH, BUT ARE THEY DOING ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS OVER THERE? I MEAN, HOW MANY? I'D LIKE TO JUST HAVE IT. WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DENY IT. NO, NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

WHAT WHAT FLAG FOOTBALL. FLAG FOOTBALL. WRESTLING, CROSS COUNTRY. THEY'VE GOT THEIR OWN

[04:00:03]

YEAH, I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANKS. AND ALL YOUR FREE TIME. OKAY. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. MRS. BLADES, I, I. I, I, I, ABSTAIN ABSTAIN. OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 WITH AN ABSTENTION FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. OKAY. WE ARE DONE WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO NOW. OH WE NEED THAT RESOLUTION. IS PRINTING. PUSH THE BUTTON.

TODD. YEAH, PRINTING. IT'S PRINTING. AND SO WE WILL DO OUR BOARD REPORT. WE'LL DO OUR BOARD

[22. BOARD REPORT]

OKAY, WE'LL START WITH OUR OUR BOARD REPORTS. MRS. BLAKE, LET ME TO GO. YEP. LET ME KEEP THEM VERY SHORT BECAUSE OF TIME. VERY SHORT. SO I'VE GONE TO A LOT OF BASKETBALL GAMES, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF WINTER SPORTS. AND I JUST HAVE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO. I'VE BEEN TO. I HAVEN'T MADE IT TO VALENCIA'S BASKETBALL GAMES YET, BUT I'VE MADE IT TO ESPERANZA AND TO EL DORADO AND TO YORBA LINDA. AND SO YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY DEFEATED VILLA PARK WITH ONE SECOND ON THE CLOCK. AND IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS LIKE THE MOST INTENSE GAME I'VE BEEN AT IN A LONG TIME. AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT TIME. THE DANCE TEAM DID GREAT. WATCHING A LOT OF THESE CHEER PERFORMANCES, JUST KIND OF BEING OUT AND ABOUT, AND YORBA LINDA BOYS ALSO BEAT EL DORADO BOYS, AND SO YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THESE SITUATIONS BECAUSE YOU HAVE FRIENDS ON BOTH SIDES. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO TO CHEER FOR, WHAT TO DO. BUT SINCE I STILL HAVE A KID AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL, I, YOU KNOW, CAN SHOW SOME MUSTANG PRIDE. ESPERANZA GIRLS BASKETBALL IS DOING WELL. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I'M SURE TODD WILL TALK ABOUT IT, BUT YEAH, JUST GETTING BACK IN AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE STAFF BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN UNDER UNDUE STRESS LATELY AND YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY RISEN TO THE OCCASION.

AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME LIKE THIS AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE WORK DONE AND REALLY FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE ON. AND YEAH, THAT'S IT. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. AND I ACTUALLY LIKE I ACTUALLY KEPT MY PROMISE. SO. OKAY, OKAY. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO REITERATE OUR GRATEFULNESS OF YOUR HELP AND STEPPING UP AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF. I KNOW IT'S A LOT. AND THANK YOU TO RENEE AS WELL FOR, YOU KNOW, LEADING THIS WHOLE THING AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S DONE RIGHT. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE AS WELL. IT WAS A BUSY MONTH. I'LL KEEP MINE SHORT AS WELL, BUT I DID HAVE. LUCKILY I HAD AN EXTRA WEEK OF VACATION, SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FEW SCHOOL VISITS AND I'M VERY EXCITED, BUT I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY BREAK. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT GEORGE KEY AND THE VENTURE ACADEMY. IT WAS GREAT. I FELT THE CARING, THE WARMTH, THE ATTENTIVENESS RIGHT AWAY WHEN I GOT ON CAMPUS. THEY'RE AMAZING. THE STAFF SEEING WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS JUST SHORT OF REMARKABLE. I MEAN, IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD TO SEE AND TO SEE THEIR PRINCIPAL REALLY JUST LEADING THE WAY AND SETTING THE TONE FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL WAS GREAT. I WAS ABLE TO SEE THEIR SENSORY GARDEN. LIKE I SAID, I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THEIR HOPEFULLY THEIR NEW PLAYGROUND. THAT'LL COME IN SOON. I'M HOPING WE AS A BOARD COULD HELP THEM GET THAT SOONER THAN HOPE, HOPEFULLY THAN THEY ARE ANTICIPATING, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME WAY

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SO I WOULD SAY THE MORE THE MERRIER. IF WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND I WANT TO THANK THE TEACHERS THERE AS WELL FOR WELCOMING ME INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. I KNOW IT WAS A DAY THAT THERE WEREN'T MANY STUDENTS, BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THEY CAME BACK FROM BREAK, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM AND HAVE THAT WELCOMING COMMUNITY. AND THEN ON THE NEXT DAY I ALSO WENT TO OR I'M SORRY, THAT SAME DAY I ACTUALLY WENT TO PARKVIEW AND BBVA AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, YOU KNOW, HOMESCHOOL MODEL, INDEPENDENT CITY MODEL. I GOT TO WALK THROUGH THE CLASSROOMS, I SHOULD SAY, AND SEE SOME OF THE TEACHERS GOT TO TALK TO THEM BETWEEN THEIR SESSIONS. AND THAT WAS A GREAT THING TO SEE FIRSTHAND. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THEIR PRINCIPAL AND REALLY WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AS WELL. AND THERE'S GREAT THINGS, LIKE I SAID, GOING ON THERE AND WITH ESPECIALLY HOW THEY'VE BEEN CHANGING, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADAPT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO OAKS. OAKS. I'VE SAID IT A MILLION TIMES AND I DID HAVE A GOOD VISIT. I WAS ABLE TO TOUR MANY OF THE CLASSROOMS. I SAW THE INNOVATION LAB. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T SEE IT WHEN IT WAS IN ACTION. THEY WERE HAVING A PD DAY THAT DAY, BUT I WAS GIVEN A TOUR OF THE MACHINES THAT THEY HAVE AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN THERE, AND IT WAS GOOD. I WAS GLAD I WENT BECAUSE I DID GET TO SEE THEIR PD MODEL AND HOW THE TIME THAT THEY WERE GIVEN, I GOT TO TALK OVER THEIR AGENDAS THAT THEY WERE MEETING ABOUT, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE COMMON LANGUAGE THAT THEY HAVE ON THE BOARDS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THEIR LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO POINT OUT THEIR QUOTES THAT THEY HAVE AROUND CAMPUS, TO SEE THAT MANY ADULTS INTERACTING AND BEING THERE ON CAMPUS WITH THEM AS WELL. LIKE I SAID, I GOT TO GO INTO SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS, TALK TO SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE GOOD THINGS GOING ON THERE. AND THEN I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. I HAD OH, AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH DOCTOR FISHER TOO, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS. SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE. SO YEAH, THAT WAS WHERE MY VISITS AND HOPEFULLY I CAN DO SOME MORE. I KNOW AT THE END OF THE MONTH, I'LL HOPEFULLY BE AT EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM WITH THEIR CAREER DAY. SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY YOU KNOW AS WELL THAT WANTS TO DO CAREER DAY AND PRESENT AT EL DORADO, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE NEXT. SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I KNOW THAT I'M A LITTLE BIT HARD TO HEAR, AND I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO DISCUSS OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT'S COLD HERE. AND THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN REASON TO COME TO ALASKA. IT IS ALSO MY BIRTHDAY, SO THANK YOU FOR SPENDING MY BIRTHDAY WITH ME, EVERYONE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO RENEE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING. IT HAS BEEN A HECTIC BACK AND FORTH. THE LEVEL OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND THINGS THAT I'M RECEIVING. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE LEVEL OF WHAT SHE'S BEEN RECEIVING. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB IN WHERE SHE'S BEEN PUT. AND I KNOW THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO GET HER THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING CAN GET DONE WELL AND THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN SPITE OF THE UNIQUE SITUATION WE FIND OURSELVES IN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN PERSON. THANK YOU. THANKS, TODD. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK THINGS I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT ON OUR LITTLE HOLIDAY, I ATTENDED THE HOLIDAY LUNCH WITH EVERYBODY, THE MANAGERS LUNCHEON AT AT LAKEVIEW AND IT WAS FANTASTIC AS USUAL. NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. AND THE COSTUME, THE OUTFIT YOU HAD ON BALDWIN WAS LIKE, TOP, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT AGAIN. AND OR MAYBE THE NEXT ITERATION OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. I WAS SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO. I WAS ASKED BY FIRST FIVE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COORDINATORS AROUND THE COUNTY RELATED TO FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT. AND AS A RESULT, I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK AT OUR PRESCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TALK TO SOME OF THE PARENTS THERE, THE CTR, AND JUST TALK TO THEM ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND PROVIDE SOME NEEDED INSIGHT. AND LASTLY, I ATTENDED THE THREAT ASSESSMENT THAT WAS MENTIONED, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS HELD LAST WEEK BY MR. RICK GRAMMER. HE'S AN IRVINE POLICE

[04:10:01]

IT WAS A REALLY WELL ATTENDED TRAINING AND IT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. I THINK IF WE THE MORE WE PLAN AHEAD, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE LONG RUN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, FIRST I GOT TO WISH MR. FRAZIER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING SOME FUN UP THERE WITH ALL THE SNOW. I TOO AM SO GRATEFUL FOR MRS. GRAY AND ALL THE STAFF FOR STEPPING UP AND HELPING. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND SUPPORTIVE AND I FEEL I'VE JUST HEARD REALLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND THAT EVERYONE IS FEELING REALLY SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. I TOO ATTENDED THE DISTRICT CHRISTMAS PARTY AND THE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BY VALDEZ SHOW CHOIR AND THE LAKEVIEW KINDERGARTEN CLASS. IT WAS AMAZING AND SO MANY IMAGES OF JUST SEEING COOPERATION AND THOSE KINDERGARTNERS, YOU KNOW, AND WE PLAYED A GAME AT THE PARTY. AND SO NOW I KNOW WHO THE COMPETITIVE PEOPLE ARE IN THE DISTRICT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AND MAKING THIS EVENT SO SPECIAL. SO ALSO, I STOPPED BY, AS MRS. BUCK SAID TO THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES AND THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT RIGHT NOW. AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS THAT ARE TAKING THIS TRAINING SERIOUS AND TRAINING OUR STAFF AND THAT WE'RE ALL GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE. AND I REALLY LOVE THE FOCUS OF THIS, THAT IT'S ON PREVENTION AND REALLY WORKING AS A TEAM APPROACH. AND I PICKED UP SOME READING MATERIALS AND AT THE TRAINING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO READ THROUGH IT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. AND AS WE HEAR MORE ABOUT IT COMING FORWARD. SO THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. SO NOW WE ARE TO THE RESOLUTION. MR.

[15. ACTION ITEMS - GENERAL FUNCTIONS (Part 2 of 2)]

[04:16:32]

THE ONLY THING OTHER THING I NOTICED IS ON THE FIRST PAGE WHERE IT FIRST STATES WHERE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIFTH PARAGRAPH, IT JUST SAYS P Y L SD INSTEAD OF P Y L USD. THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE RUSHING BACK. WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2412 SECOND. OKAY I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. BOK, A SECOND BY MRS. QUINTERO. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. MRS. BLADES, I, I. I AND I AM AN I. SO THE MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. AND WITH THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. BLADES. SECOND, BY MRS. QUINTERO. AND MRS. BLADES, I. THIS IS GOOD. I. I, I AND I AM ALSO AN I MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.